emulação
Portuguese, noun/e.mu.laˈsɐ̃w̃/
emulação is spelled E-M-U-L-A-Ç-Ã-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,596th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Emulação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “emulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de emular(-se)”.
What does emulação mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineemulation
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de emular(-se) 2. competição 3. sentimento que incute a tentar igualar-se a outrem ou superá-lo em mérito 4. estímulo
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 emulação
- emulações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce emulação?
- Brazil /e.mu.laˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [e.mu.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /i.mu.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is emulação in Portuguese?
emulação appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).