encíclica
Portuguese, noun/ẽˈsi.kli.kɐ/
encíclica is spelled E-N-C-Í-C-L-I-C-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encíclica is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “encyclical (papal letter circulated throughout the Church)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of encíclico. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “carta circular do papa para os bispos, que aborda questões relativas à doutrina católica”.
What does encíclica mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineencyclical (papal letter circulated throughout the Church)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of encíclico
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. carta circular do papa para os bispos, que aborda questões relativas à doutrina católica
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 encíclica
- encíclicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encíclica?
- Brazil /ẽˈsi.kli.kɐ/
- Brazil /ĩˈsi.kli.kɐ/
- Portugal /ẽˈsi.kli.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to encíclica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is encíclica in Portuguese?
encíclica 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).