solteiro
Portuguese, noun/sowˈte(j).ɾu/
solteiro is spelled S-O-L-T-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,157th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Solteiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “single (one who is not married or does not have a romantic partner)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homem que não se casou”.
What does solteiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
single
- 2
unmarried
- 3
celibate
noun
- 1
masculinesingle (one who is not married or does not have a romantic partner)
- 2
masculinebachelor (a man who has never married), bachelorette (a woman who has never married)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que não é casado
noun: 1. homem que não se casou
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 solteiro
- solteira feminine
- solteiros masculine plural
- solteiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce solteiro?
- Brazil /sowˈte(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [soʊ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /solˈtɐj.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 solteiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is solteiro in Portuguese?
solteiro 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).