característica
Portuguese, noun/ka.ɾak.teˈɾis.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
característica is spelled C-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-Í-S-T-I-C-A (14 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,135th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Característica is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “characteristic (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of característico. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “algo que distingue um ser”.
What does característica mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecharacteristic (all senses)
- 2
femininefeature
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of característico
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. algo que distingue um ser 2. a parte inteira de um logaritmo
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 característica
- características plural
- caraterística alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce característica?
- Brazil /ka.ɾak.teˈɾis.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
- Brazil /ka.ɾa.ki.teˈɾis.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
- /ka.ɾak.teˈɾiʃ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to característica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is característica in Portuguese?
característica appears 20 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).