submarino
Portuguese, noun/su.bi.maˈɾĩ.nu/
submarino is spelled S-U-B-M-A-R-I-N-O (9 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,870th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Submarino is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “submarine; U-boat (undersea boat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “barco destinado a navegar abaixo do nível das águas”.
What does submarino mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesubmarine; U-boat (undersea boat)
adjective
- 1
submarine; underwater
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquilo que está debaixo da água do mar
noun: 1. barco destinado a navegar abaixo do nível das águas
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 submarino
- submarinos plural
- submarinho alternative uncommon
- submarina feminine
- submarinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce submarino?
- Brazil /su.bi.maˈɾĩ.nu/
- Brazil /sub.maˈɾĩ.nu/
- Portugal /sub.mɐˈɾi.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to submarino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is submarino in Portuguese?
submarino appears 7.8 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).