trapaceiro
Portuguese, noun/tɾa.paˈse(j).ɾu/
trapaceiro is spelled T-R-A-P-A-C-E-I-R-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 49,356th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trapaceiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cheater (someone who is dishonest or cheats)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que trapaceia”.
What does trapaceiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecheater (someone who is dishonest or cheats)
adjective
- 1
who cheats or is dishonest
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que trapaceia
noun: 1. aquele que trapaceia
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 trapaceiro
- trapaceiros plural
- trapaceira feminine
- trapaceiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trapaceiro?
- Brazil /tɾa.paˈse(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [tɾa.paˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /tɾɐ.pɐˈsɐj.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 trapaceiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trapaceiro in Portuguese?
trapaceiro appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).