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centrípeto

Portuguese, adjective/sẽˈtɾi.pe.tu/

centrípeto is spelled C-E-N-T-R-Í-P-E-T-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 76 million words in written Portuguese, the 239,085th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Centrípeto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “centripetal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does centrípeto mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    centripetal

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of centrípeto

  • centrípeta feminine
  • centrípetos masculine plural
  • centrípetas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce centrípeto?

  • Brazil /sẽˈtɾi.pe.tu/
  • Portugal /sẽˈtɾi.pɨ.tu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is centrípeto in Portuguese?

centrípeto appears about once in every 76 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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