aparelho
Portuguese, noun/a.paˈɾe.ʎu/
aparelho is spelled A-P-A-R-E-L-H-O (8 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,671st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aparelho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “device” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of aparelhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dispositivo utilizado como ferramenta para realizar um trabalho”.
What does aparelho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedevice
- 2
masculineellipsis of aparelho de dente (literally “dental device”): braces
- 3
masculineellipsis of aparelho auditivo (literally “hearing device”)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of aparelhar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dispositivo utilizado como ferramenta para realizar um trabalho 2. telefone 3. técnica utilizada em construção civil para revestimento de superfícies 4. imprimação, primeiro tratamento com banho ou tinta de uma superfície que vai ser pintada
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 aparelho
- aparelhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aparelho?
- Brazil /a.paˈɾe.ʎu/
- Portugal /ɐ.pɐˈɾɐ(j).ʎu/
- Portugal /ɐ.pɐˈɾe.ʎu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aparelho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aparelho in Portuguese?
aparelho appears 23 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).