espiritual
Portuguese, adjective/is.pi.ɾi.tuˈaw/
espiritual is spelled E-S-P-I-R-I-T-U-A-L (10 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,546th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espiritual is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “spiritual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ou pertencente ao espírito (por oposição a matéria)”.
What does espiritual mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ou pertencente ao espírito (por oposição a matéria) 2. incorpóreo 3. imaterial 4. que diz respeito à religião ou à consciência
noun: 1. música que possui inspiração advinda da fé cristã
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 espiritual
- espirituais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espiritual?
- Brazil /is.pi.ɾi.tuˈaw/
- Brazil [is.pi.ɾi.tuˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /is.pi.ɾiˈtwaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espiritual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espiritual in Portuguese?
espiritual appears 18 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).