sobrenome
Portuguese, noun/so.bɾeˈnõ.mi/
sobrenome is spelled S-O-B-R-E-N-O-M-E (9 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,157th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sobrenome is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “surname” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome de família, que se segue ao prenome”.
What does sobrenome mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesurname
- 2
masculinenickname
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome de família, que se segue ao prenome 2. alcunha que se acresce ao nome de pessoa ou família para descrevê-la 3. palavra ou frase que descreve alguém
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 sobrenome
- sobrenomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sobrenome?
- Brazil /so.bɾeˈnõ.mi/
- Brazil /so.bɾiˈnõ.mi/
- Portugal /su.bɾɨˈno.mɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sobrenome
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sobrenome in Portuguese?
sobrenome appears 13 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).