báscula
Portuguese, noun/ˈbas.ku.lɐ/
báscula is spelled B-Á-S-C-U-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese, the 171,147th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Báscula is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bascule (unequal arm scales for large weights)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aparelho ou instrumento que faz movimento basculante (isto é, que se ergue sendo preso por uma das…”.
What does báscula mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebascule (unequal arm scales for large weights)
- 2
feminineweighbridge (drawbridge with counterweight)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aparelho ou instrumento que faz movimento basculante (isto é, que se ergue sendo preso por uma das extremidades) 2. certo tipo de balança 3. certo tipo de caminhão 4. ponte basculante
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 báscula
- básculas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce báscula?
- Brazil /ˈbas.ku.lɐ/
- /ˈbaʃ.ku.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbaʃ.ku.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to báscula
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is báscula in Portuguese?
báscula appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).