prematuro
Portuguese, noun/pɾe.maˈtu.ɾu/
prematuro is spelled P-R-E-M-A-T-U-R-O (9 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,965th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prematuro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a preemie (premature baby)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “neonato nascido antes de 37 semanas (ou sete meses e meio) de gestação”.
What does prematuro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
premature (occurring before a state of readiness or maturity)
noun
- 1
masculinea preemie (premature baby)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que amadurece antes do tempo próprio; temporão 2. que chega antes do tempo normal 3. que se realiza antes da ocasião própria; antecipado, extemporâneo, precoce 4. diz-se de neonato nascido antes de 37 semanas (ou sete meses e meio) de gestação
noun: 1. neonato nascido antes de 37 semanas (ou sete meses e meio) de gestação
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of prematuro
- prematura feminine
- prematuros masculine plural
- prematuras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prematuro?
- Brazil /pɾe.maˈtu.ɾu/
- Portugal /pɾɨ.mɐˈtu.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prematuro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prematuro in Portuguese?
prematuro appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).