rapto
Portuguese, noun/ˈʁap.tu/
rapto is spelled R-A-P-T-O (5 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,306th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rapto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “abduction, kidnap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of raptar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de raptar”.
What does rapto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineabduction, kidnap
- 2
masculinetheft
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of raptar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de raptar 2. ato de roubar uma mulher, seduzindo-a ou forçando-a 3. rapina 4. contemplação de coisas místicas; êxtase; arroubamento
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 rapto
- raptos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rapto?
- Brazil /ˈʁap.tu/
- Brazil [ˈhap.tu]
- Brazil /ˈʁa.pi.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rapto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rapto in Portuguese?
rapto appears 4.0 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).