respeitoso
Portuguese, adjective/ʁes.pejˈto.zu/
respeitoso is spelled R-E-S-P-E-I-T-O-S-O (10 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 31,281st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Respeitoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “respectful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cheio de respeito”.
What does respeitoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
respectful
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. cheio de respeito 2. reverente 3. acatador
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 respeitoso
- respeitosa feminine
- respeitosos masculine plural
- respeitosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce respeitoso?
- Brazil /ʁes.pejˈto.zu/
- Brazil [hes.peɪ̯ˈto.zu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to respeitoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is respeitoso in Portuguese?
respeitoso appears 1.1 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).