sombrio
Portuguese, adjective/sõˈbɾi.u/
sombrio is spelled S-O-M-B-R-I-O (7 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,491st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sombrio is a Portuguese adjective meaning “shady, gloomy, dark, dingy, sombre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cheio de sombra”.
What does sombrio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
shady, gloomy, dark, dingy, sombre
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. cheio de sombra 2. sombroso 3. lúgubre 4. turvo
noun: 1. lugar onde não bate o Sol
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Santa Catarina
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 sombrio
- sombria feminine
- sombrios masculine plural
- sombrias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sombrio?
- Brazil /sõˈbɾi.u/
- Brazil /sõˈbɾiw/
- Brazil [sõˈbɾiʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sombrio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sombrio in Portuguese?
sombrio appears 6.2 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).