estéril
Portuguese, adjective/isˈtɛ.ɾiw/
estéril is spelled E-S-T-É-R-I-L (7 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 18,794th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estéril is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “barren, sterile (unable to bear children)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sem germes ou microorganismos; asséptico”.
What does estéril mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinebarren, sterile (unable to bear children)
- 2
femininemasculineinfertile (soil where crops don't grow, or grow slowly)
- 3
femininemasculinesterile, germless
- 4
femininemasculineunproductive
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sem germes ou microorganismos; asséptico 2. incapaz de produzir descendência 3. árido 4. infrutífero; que não produz resultados
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 estéril
- estéreis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estéril?
- Brazil /isˈtɛ.ɾiw/
- Brazil [isˈtɛ.ɾiʊ̯]
- Brazil /esˈtɛ.ɾiw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estéril
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estéril in Portuguese?
estéril appears 2.6 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).