severo
Portuguese, adjective/seˈvɛ.ɾu/
severo is spelled S-E-V-E-R-O (6 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,843rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Severo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “severe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “desnecessariamente duro”.
What does severo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
severe
- 2
strict
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. desnecessariamente duro 2. sério ou grave na aparência 3. grave, crítico 4. rigidamente restrito no que diz respeito às maneiras, estilo, gosto etc
noun: 1. prenome masculino
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 severo
- severa feminine
- severos masculine plural
- severas feminine plural
- mais severo comparative
- o mais severo superlative
- severíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce severo?
- Brazil /seˈvɛ.ɾu/
- Portugal /sɨˈvɛ.ɾu/
- Portugal /sɨˈbɛ.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 severo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is severo in Portuguese?
severo appears 5.9 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).