substituto
Portuguese, noun/su.bis.t͡ʃiˈtu.tu/
substituto is spelled S-U-B-S-T-I-T-U-T-O (10 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,515th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Substituto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “replacement; substitute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que substitui”.
What does substituto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
which replaces
noun
- 1
masculinereplacement; substitute
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. referente a pessoa que substitui 2. referente a coisa que substitui
noun: 1. aquele que substitui 2. aquilo que substitui
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 substituto
- substituta feminine
- substitutos masculine plural
- substitutas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce substituto?
- Brazil /su.bis.t͡ʃiˈtu.tu/
- Brazil /subs.t͡ʃiˈtu.tu/
- /su.bis.t͡ʃiˈtu.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to substituto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is substituto in Portuguese?
substituto appears 9.8 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).