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clitóris

Portuguese, noun

clitóris is spelled C-L-I-T-Ó-R-I-S (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 26,665th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Clitóris is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “clitoris (elongated erectile organ)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, clitoris is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal)…”. With an accent, clítoris is a different word: “alternative form of clitóris”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno órgão do corpo feminino que fica na vulva e é um dos responsáveis pelo prazer sexual da mulher”.

What does clitóris mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineclitoris (elongated erectile organ)

noun

as clitoris
  1. 1

    masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of clitóris /clítoris

  2. 2

    masculineprescribed spelling of clitóris under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931, which was not effectively implemented

noun

as clítoris
  1. 1

    masculinealternative form of clitóris

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. o mesmo que clitóride

noun: 1. pequeno órgão do corpo feminino que fica na vulva e é um dos responsáveis pelo prazer sexual da mulher

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 clitóris

  • clítoris alternative
  • clitóride alternative
  • clitoris alternative

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

English words that translate to clitóris

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is clitóris in Portuguese?

clitóris appears 1.5 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).

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