científico
Portuguese, adjective/si.ẽˈt͡ʃi.fi.ku/
científico is spelled C-I-E-N-T-Í-F-I-C-O (10 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,381st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Científico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “scientific” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo às ciências”.
What does científico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
scientific
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo às ciências 2. diz-se do curso de ensino médio que outrora existia no Brasil
noun: 1. curso de ensino médio que outrora existia no Brasil
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 científico
- científica feminine
- científicos masculine plural
- científicas feminine plural
- scientífico alternative
- scientifico alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce científico?
- Brazil /si.ẽˈt͡ʃi.fi.ku/
- Brazil /sjẽˈt͡ʃi.fi.ku/
- Portugal /sjẽˈti.fi.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to científico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is científico in Portuguese?
científico appears 19 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).