eletrochoque
Portuguese, noun/eˌlɛ.tɾoˈʃɔ.ki/
eletrochoque is spelled E-L-E-T-R-O-C-H-O-Q-U-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 86,274th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eletrochoque is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “electroshock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tratamento psiquiátrico que consiste em aplicar choques elétricos no crânio do paciente”.
What does eletrochoque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineelectroshock
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tratamento psiquiátrico que consiste em aplicar choques elétricos no crânio do paciente
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 eletrochoque
- eletrochoques plural
- electrochoque alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eletrochoque?
- Brazil /eˌlɛ.tɾoˈʃɔ.ki/
- Portugal /iˌlɛ.tɾɔˈʃɔ.kɨ/
- Portugal /iˌlɛ.tɾɔˈt͡ʃɔ.kɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to eletrochoque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is eletrochoque in Portuguese?
eletrochoque appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).