areal
Portuguese, noun/a.ɾeˈaw/
areal is spelled A-R-E-A-L (5 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 29,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Areal is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a sandy location” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar onde há areia”.
What does areal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea sandy location
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineareal (of or relating to an area)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Rio de Janeiro
noun: 1. lugar onde há areia
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 areal
- areais plural
- arenal alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce areal?
- Brazil /a.ɾeˈaw/
- Brazil [a.ɾeˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /a.ɾiˈaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to areal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is areal in Portuguese?
areal appears 1.2 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).