acima
Portuguese, adverb/aˈsĩ.mɐ/
acima is spelled A-C-I-M-A (5 letters) and appears 141 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 699th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acima is a Portuguese adverb meaning “on top (in higher part)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “em cima”.
What does acima mean in English?
adverb
- 1
on top (in higher part)
- 2
upward (toward a higher place or part)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. em cima 2. anteriormente 3. em grau ou categoria superior 4. da parte inferior para a superior
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.
How do you pronounce acima?
- Brazil /aˈsĩ.mɐ/
- Portugal /ɐˈsi.mɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.ˈsi.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to acima
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is acima in Portuguese?
acima appears 141 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).