clínica
Portuguese, noun/ˈklĩ.ni.kɐ/
clínica is spelled C-L-Í-N-I-C-A (7 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,135th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Clínica is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “clinic (small medical facility)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of clínico. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “prática da medicina”.
What does clínica mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineclinic (small medical facility)
- 2
femininemedicine; healthcare (the practice of treating disease)
- 3
femininefemale equivalent of clínico
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of clínico
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prática da medicina 2. clientela de um médico 3. toda atividade médica que envolve o diagnóstico e o tratamento de doenças 4. estabelecimento sanitário, geralmente privado, onde se diagnostica e trata a enfermidade de pacientes
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 clínica
- clínicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce clínica?
- Brazil /ˈklĩ.ni.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkli.ni.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 clínica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is clínica in Portuguese?
clínica 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).