caraterística
Portuguese, noun/kɐ.ɾɐ.tɨˈɾiʃ.ti.kɐ/
caraterística is spelled C-A-R-A-T-E-R-Í-S-T-I-C-A (13 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 88,935th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caraterística is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alternative form of característica” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of caraterístico. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “algo que distingue um ser”.
What does caraterística mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininealternative form of característica
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of caraterístico
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 caraterística
- caraterísticas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caraterística?
- Portugal /kɐ.ɾɐ.tɨˈɾiʃ.ti.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 caraterística
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caraterística in Portuguese?
caraterística appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).