socorro
Portuguese, noun/soˈko.ʁu/
socorro is spelled S-O-C-O-R-R-O (7 letters) and appears 49 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,924th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Socorro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “succour; help (aid or assistance given to one in distress)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of socorrer. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de socorrer”.
What does socorro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesuccour; help (aid or assistance given to one in distress)
interjection
- 1
help! (cry for help in a state of danger)
- 2
oh my god! (expression of surprise or awe)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of socorrer
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de socorrer
interjection: 1. expressa pedimento de ajuda em um estado de emergência
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 socorro
- socorros plural
- metaphonic plural
- soccorro alternative
- socorro! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce socorro?
- Brazil /soˈko.ʁu/
- Brazil [soˈko.hu]
- /soˈko.ʁu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to socorro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is socorro in Portuguese?
socorro appears 49 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).