flexão
Portuguese, noun/flekˈsɐ̃w̃/
flexão is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “inflection (change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou ação de se fletir, de se dobrar ou de se curvar”.
What does flexão mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinflection (change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function)
- 2
femininean inflected form of a word
- 3
femininepush-up (exercise performed by resting on one’s toes and hands and pushing one’s weight off the floor)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou ação de se fletir, de se dobrar ou de se curvar 2. variação na forma de uma palavra que se declina ou conjuga
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 flexão
- flexões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce flexão?
- Brazil /flekˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [flekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /flɛkˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to flexão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is flexão in Portuguese?
flexão appears 2.1 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).