superior
Portuguese, noun/su.pe.ɾiˈoʁ/
superior is spelled S-U-P-E-R-I-O-R (8 letters) and appears 107 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 911th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Superior is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “boss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chefe de um convento”.
What does superior mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineupper, higher
- 2
femininemasculinebetter
- 3
femininemasculinesuperior
noun
- 1
masculineboss
- 2
masculinehead of a monastery
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. melhor, mais elevado
noun: 1. chefe de um convento
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 superior
- superiores plural
- superiora feminine
- superioras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce superior?
- Brazil /su.pe.ɾiˈoʁ/
- Brazil [su.pe.ɾiˈoh]
- Brazil /su.peˈɾjoʁ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to superior
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is superior in Portuguese?
superior appears 107 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).