sobranceiro
Portuguese, adjective/so.bɾɐ̃ˈse(j).ɾu/
sobranceiro is spelled S-O-B-R-A-N-C-E-I-R-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 132,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sobranceiro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “dominating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que está superior a”.
What does sobranceiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dominating
- 2
proud, arrogant, haughty, disdainful
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que está superior a 2. que ocupa lugar superior 3. que domina 4. arrogante
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 sobranceiro
- sobranceira feminine
- sobranceiros masculine plural
- sobranceiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sobranceiro?
- Brazil /so.bɾɐ̃ˈse(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [so.bɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /su.bɾɐ̃ˈsɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sobranceiro in Portuguese?
sobranceiro appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).