empírico
Portuguese, adjective/ẽˈpi.ɾi.ku/
empírico is spelled E-M-P-Í-R-I-C-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Empírico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “empirical (pertaining to or based on experience)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ou característico do empirismo”.
What does empírico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
empirical (pertaining to or based on experience)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ou característico do empirismo 2. baseado apenas em experiências
noun: 1. pessoa que pratica sua função baseado apenas na experiência
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 empírico
- empírica feminine
- empíricos masculine plural
- empíricas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce empírico?
- Brazil /ẽˈpi.ɾi.ku/
- Brazil /ĩˈpi.ɾi.ku/
- Portugal /ẽˈpi.ɾi.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to empírico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is empírico in Portuguese?
empírico appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).