figurativamente
Portuguese, adverb/fi.ɡu.ɾaˌt͡ʃi.vaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
figurativamente is spelled F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-V-A-M-E-N-T-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 81,082nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Figurativamente is a Portuguese adverb meaning “figuratively (in a figurative manner)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “de maneira figurativa”.
What does figurativamente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
figuratively (in a figurative manner)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. de maneira figurativa
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 figurativamente
- mais figurativamente comparative
- o mais figurativamente superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce figurativamente?
- Brazil /fi.ɡu.ɾaˌt͡ʃi.vaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /fi.ɡu.ɾɐˌti.vɐˈmẽ.tɨ/
- Portugal [fi.ɣu.ɾɐˌti.vɐˈmẽ.tɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to figurativamente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is figurativamente in Portuguese?
figurativamente appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).