Similar words
célebre
célebre is more formal or literary; famoso is the everyday word — both mean "famous."
Similar in other languages
German
berühmt
berühmt is the German word for the same thing — both mean "famous."
Spanish
célebre
célebre is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "famous."
Spanish
famoso
famoso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "famous."
Practice
1 What does famoso mean?
famous
2 Fill the gap: É um cantor ___.
Full sentence: É um cantor famoso. (He's a famous singer.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches famoso?
famoso: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.