febril
Portuguese, adjective/feˈbɾiw/
febril is spelled F-E-B-R-I-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Febril is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “febrile; feverish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem febre”.
What does febril mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefebrile; feverish
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem febre 2. muito ativo
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 febril
- febris plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce febril?
- Brazil /feˈbɾiw/
- Brazil [feˈbɾiʊ̯]
- Portugal /fɨˈbɾil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to febril
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is febril in Portuguese?
febril 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).