atrofia
Portuguese, noun/a.tɾoˈfi.ɐ/
atrofia is spelled A-T-R-O-F-I-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,381st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atrofia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “atrophy (reduced functionality of an organ)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of atrofiar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “redução de tecidos de um organismo vivo”.
What does atrofia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineatrophy (reduced functionality of an organ)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. redução de tecidos de um organismo vivo
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 atrofia
- atrofias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce atrofia?
- Brazil /a.tɾoˈfi.ɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.tɾuˈfi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to atrofia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is atrofia in Portuguese?
atrofia 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).