design
Portuguese, noun/deˈzaj.ni/
design is spelled D-E-S-I-G-N (6 letters) and appears 39 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,363rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Design is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “design (plan for the structure and functions of an object or system)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does design mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedesign (plan for the structure and functions of an object or system)
- 2
masculinedesign (aesthetically pleasing shape or appearance of an object)
- 3
masculinedesign (the art of designing aesthetically pleasing things)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of design
- designs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce design?
- Brazil /deˈzaj.ni/
- Brazil [deˈzaɪ̯.ni]
- Brazil /d͡ʒiˈzaj.ni/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to design
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is design in Portuguese?
design appears 39 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).