trabalho
Portuguese, noun/tɾaˈba.ʎu/
trabalho is spelled T-R-A-B-A-L-H-O (8 letters) and appears 676 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 133rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trabalho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “job (economic role for which a person is paid)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of trabalhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “atividade física ou intelectual”.
What does trabalho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejob (economic role for which a person is paid)
Sou lenhador, cortar árvores é o meu trabalho.
- 2
masculinejob; task (piece of work done as part of one’s duties)
Tenho um trabalho para ti: vigiar as crianças enquanto vou ao mercado.
- 3
masculinework; toil; labour; effort
Preguiçosos não gostam de trabalho.
- 4
masculineworkplace (place where someone works)
No meu trabalho temos cadeiras que giram.
- 5
masculinedifficulty in completing a task
Foi um trabalho zerar este jogo.
- 6
Brazilmasculinehomework involving research
Preciso escrever um trabalho sobre a idade do ferro.
- 7
masculinean often ritualistic activity or program in some particular religion or cult to obtain a material goal through supernatural means, such as spiritual intervention or magic
- 8
masculinework
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of trabalhar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. atividade física ou intelectual 2. profissão, ofício 3. exercício de uma profissão 4. obra confeccionada por alguém
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 trabalho
- trabalhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trabalho?
- Brazil /tɾaˈba.ʎu/
- Portugal /tɾɐˈba.ʎu/
- Portugal [tɾɐˈβa.ʎu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trabalho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trabalho in Portuguese?
trabalho appears 676 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).