durex
Portuguese, noun/duˈɾɛks/
durex is spelled D-U-R-E-X (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 68,701st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Durex is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Durex (adhesive tape)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “preservativo”.
What does durex mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilmasculineDurex (adhesive tape)
- 2
PortugalmasculineDurex (condom)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. preservativo 2. fita de plástico em rolos, flexível, mais ou menos estreita, com cola de um ou de ambos os lados; fita adesiva; fita-cola
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.
How do you pronounce durex?
- Brazil /duˈɾɛks/
- Brazil /duˈɾɛ.kis/
- Portugal /duˈɾɛks/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is durex in Portuguese?
durex appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).