átono
Portuguese, adjective/ˈa.to.nu/
átono is spelled Á-T-O-N-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 40 million words in written Portuguese, the 180,215th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Átono is a Portuguese adjective meaning “atonic; unaccented (pronounced without stress)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se da palavra que não tem acento tônico”.
What does átono mean in English?
adjective
- 1
atonic; unaccented (pronounced without stress)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. palavra que não tem acento tônico
adjective: 1. diz-se da palavra que não tem acento tônico
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 átono
- átona feminine
- átonos masculine plural
- átonas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce átono?
- Brazil /ˈa.to.nu/
- Portugal /ˈa.tu.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to átono
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is átono in Portuguese?
átono appears about once in every 40 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).