eficaz
Portuguese, adjective/e.fiˈka(j)s/
eficaz is spelled E-F-I-C-A-Z (6 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,625th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eficaz is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “effective, efficacious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que produz o seu efeito”.
What does eficaz mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineeffective, efficacious
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que produz o seu efeito 2. que conclui o seu objetivo 3. que atinge sua meta
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 eficaz
- eficazes plural
- efficaz alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eficaz?
- Brazil /e.fiˈka(j)s/
- Brazil [e.fiˈka(ɪ̯)s]
- /e.fiˈka(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to eficaz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is eficaz in Portuguese?
eficaz appears 18 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).