fático
Portuguese, adjective/ˈfa.t͡ʃi.ku/
fático is spelled F-Á-T-I-C-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 113,611th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fático is a Portuguese adjective meaning “phatic (which serves perform a social task, as opposed to conveying information)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se do discurso usado para expressar ou criar uma atmosfera de boa vontade, sociabilidade ou…”.
What does fático mean in English?
adjective
- 1
phatic (which serves perform a social task, as opposed to conveying information)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se do discurso usado para expressar ou criar uma atmosfera de boa vontade, sociabilidade ou compartilhamento de sentimentos 2. relativo a fato jurídico
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 fático
- fática feminine
- fáticos masculine plural
- fáticas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fático?
- Brazil /ˈfa.t͡ʃi.ku/
- Portugal /ˈfa.ti.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fático
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fático in Portuguese?
fático appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).