tutor
Portuguese, noun/tuˈtoʁ/
tutor is spelled T-U-T-O-R (5 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,472nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tutor is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “tutor (one who teaches in a one-on-one or small-group interaction)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que detém a tutela sobre alguém; protetor; defensor”.
What does tutor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetutor (one who teaches in a one-on-one or small-group interaction)
- 2
masculineguardian (person legally responsible for a minor or incompetent person)
- 3
masculinepet owner
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquele que detém a tutela sobre alguém; protetor; defensor 2. responsável pela guarda de menor de 18 anos, quando não se pode contar com os pais deste 3. pau ou esteio que serve para guiar uma planta à qual é atada evitando que se torça ou incline
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 tutor
- tutores plural
- tutora feminine
- tutoras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tutor?
- Brazil /tuˈtoʁ/
- Brazil [tuˈtoh]
- /tuˈtoɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tutor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tutor in Portuguese?
tutor appears 3.2 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).