timoneiro
Portuguese, noun/t͡ʃi.moˈne(j).ɾu/
timoneiro is spelled T-I-M-O-N-E-I-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,308th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Timoneiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “helmsman (person responsible for steering a ship)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tripulante responsável pela navegação e o governo do barco”.
What does timoneiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehelmsman (person responsible for steering a ship)
- 2
masculinehelmsman; leader
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tripulante responsável pela navegação e o governo do barco
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 timoneiro
- timoneiros plural
- timoneira feminine
- timoneiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce timoneiro?
- Brazil /t͡ʃi.moˈne(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [t͡ʃi.moˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /ti.muˈnɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to timoneiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is timoneiro in Portuguese?
timoneiro appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).