desinfecção
Portuguese, noun/de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/
desinfecção is spelled D-E-S-I-N-F-E-C-Ç-Ã-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,057th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desinfecção is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “disinfection (treatment with disinfectant substances)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does desinfecção mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedisinfection (treatment with disinfectant substances)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of desinfecção
- desinfecções plural
- desinfeção alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desinfecção?
- Brazil /de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /d͡ʒi.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desinfecção
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desinfecção in Portuguese?
desinfecção appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).