solto
Portuguese, adjective
solto is spelled S-O-L-T-O (5 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,157th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Solto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “loose; free” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of soltar. With an accent, sôlto is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que se soltou”.
What does solto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
loose; free
As galinhas andam soltas pelo curral.
verb
- 1
past participle of soltar
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of soltar
adjective
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of solto
verb
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of solto
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se soltou 2. desprendido 3. desatado
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 solto
- solta feminine
- soltos masculine plural
- soltas feminine plural
- mais solto comparative
- o mais solto superlative
- soltíssimo superlative
- soltinho diminutive
- sôlto alternative
- sôlta feminine
- sôltas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to solto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is solto in Portuguese?
solto 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).