prêmio
Portuguese, noun
prêmio is spelled P-R-Ê-M-I-O (6 letters) and appears 105 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 934th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prêmio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of prémio” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, prémio is a different word: “prize (that which may be won by chance)”. Without its accent, premio is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of premiar”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “distinção conferida a alguém, por trabalho ou mérito”.
What does prêmio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineBrazilian Portuguese standard spelling of prémio
noun
- 1
masculineprize (that which may be won by chance)
- 2
masculineprize (honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of premiar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. recompensa 2. remuneração 3. galardão 4. ágio
noun: 1. distinção conferida a alguém, por trabalho ou mérito 2. taxa de apólice de seguro 3. recompensa 4. remuneração
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 prêmio
- prêmios plural
- prémios plural
- prêmio alternative Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to prêmio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prêmio in Portuguese?
prêmio appears 105 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).