algarismo
Portuguese, noun/aw.ɡaˈɾiz.mu/
algarismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “place (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “símbolo que representa um número”.
What does algarismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplace (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity)
- 2
masculinedigit (numeral)
O mundo globalizado utiliza predominantemente os dez algarismos indo-arábicos.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. símbolo que representa um número
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 algarismo
- algarismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce algarismo?
- Brazil /aw.ɡaˈɾiz.mu/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.ɡaˈɾiz.mu]
- /aw.ɡaˈɾiʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to algarismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is algarismo in Portuguese?
algarismo 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).