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arquétipo

Portuguese, noun/aʁˈkɛ.t͡ʃi.pu/

arquétipo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “archetype (original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “um modelo original do qual todas as outras pessoas, objetos ou conceitos semelhantes são meramente derivados…”.

What does arquétipo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinearchetype (original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative)

  2. 2

    masculinearchetype (person, story, concept, or object that is based on a known archetype)

  3. 3

    masculinearchetype (ideal example of something; a quintessence)

  4. 4

    masculinearchetype (universal pattern of thought)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. um modelo original do qual todas as outras pessoas, objetos ou conceitos semelhantes são meramente derivados, copiados ou emulados; protótipo 2. personagem, história, ou objeto que é baseado em um personagem, história, ou objeto conhecido 3. um exemplo ideal de algo 4. segundo o psicólogo suíço Carl Jung, um padrão universal de pensamento, presente no inconsciente do indivíduo, herdado da experiência do passado coletivo da humanidade

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 arquétipo

  • arquétipos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce arquétipo?

  • Brazil /aʁˈkɛ.t͡ʃi.pu/
  • Brazil [ahˈkɛ.t͡ʃi.pu]
  • /aɾˈkɛ.t͡ʃi.pu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to arquétipo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is arquétipo in Portuguese?

arquétipo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).