venerável
Portuguese, adjective/ve.neˈɾa.vew/
venerável is spelled V-E-N-E-R-Á-V-E-L (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 28,900th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Venerável is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “venerable (commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que é, ou pode ser, objeto de veneração”.
What does venerável mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinevenerable (commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position)
- 2
femininemasculinevenerable (worthy of reverence)
- 3
femininemasculineundergoing beatification
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é, ou pode ser, objeto de veneração
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 venerável
- veneráveis plural
- mais venerável comparative
- o mais venerável superlative
- venerabilíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce venerável?
- Brazil /ve.neˈɾa.vew/
- Brazil [ve.neˈɾa.veʊ̯]
- Portugal /vɨ.nɨˈɾa.vɛl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is venerável in Portuguese?
venerável appears 1.3 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).