epígrafe
Portuguese, noun/eˈpi.ɡɾa.fi/
epígrafe is spelled E-P-Í-G-R-A-F-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Epígrafe is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “epigraph (ancient inscription)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “uma inscrição, especialmente em prédio, estátua, monumento”.
What does epígrafe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineepigraph (ancient inscription)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. uma inscrição, especialmente em prédio, estátua, monumento 2. citação no começo de um livro ou de um capítulo
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 epígrafe
- epígrafes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce epígrafe?
- Brazil /eˈpi.ɡɾa.fi/
- Portugal /eˈpi.ɡɾɐ.fɨ/
- Portugal [eˈpi.ɣɾɐ.fɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to epígrafe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is epígrafe in Portuguese?
epígrafe 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).