elemento
Portuguese, noun/e.leˈmẽ.tu/
elemento is spelled E-L-E-M-E-N-T-O (8 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,133rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Elemento is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “element (one of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquilo que é simples”.
What does elemento mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineelement (one of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based)
- 2
masculineelement (a chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom)
- 3
masculineelement (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air)
- 4
masculineindividual (person considered alone)
Três elementos foram avistados perto da loja no dia anterior ao roubo.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquilo que é simples 2. o que se pensa impossível de decompor 3. o que é um componente de um todo 4. matéria-prima
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 elemento
- elementos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce elemento?
- Brazil /e.leˈmẽ.tu/
- Portugal /i.lɨˈmẽ.tu/
- Portugal /i.lɨ.ˈmẽ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to elemento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is elemento in Portuguese?
elemento appears 28 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).