soberbo
Portuguese, adjective/soˈbeʁ.bu/
soberbo is spelled S-O-B-E-R-B-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,057th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Soberbo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “proud, haughty (having too high an opinion of oneself)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “com um orgulho excessivo, por demais orgulhoso”.
What does soberbo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
proud, haughty (having too high an opinion of oneself)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. com um orgulho excessivo, por demais orgulhoso 2. com um comportamento caracterizado por presunção, ou seja, uma atitude de superioridade, e, portanto, com imposição, com arrogância ou “com ofensa” e/ou “com desdém” (i.e., desprezo, menosprezo ou “pouco caso”, escárnio, depreciação) 3. que é mais alto ou está mais elevado que outro:
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 soberbo
- soberba feminine
- soberbos masculine plural
- soberbas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce soberbo?
- Brazil /soˈbeʁ.bu/
- Brazil [soˈbeɦ.bu]
- /soˈbeɾ.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to soberbo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is soberbo in Portuguese?
soberbo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).