formal
Portuguese, adjective/foʁˈmaw/
formal is spelled F-O-R-M-A-L (6 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,049th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Formal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “formal (being in accord with established forms)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que diz respeito à forma”.
What does formal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineformal (being in accord with established forms)
- 2
femininemasculineformal (official)
- 3
femininemasculineformal (relating to the form or structure of something)
- 4
femininemasculineformal (ceremonial)
- 5
femininemasculineformal (involving mere manipulations of symbols)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que diz respeito à forma 2. evidente, positivo 3. genuíno
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 formal
- formais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce formal?
- Brazil /foʁˈmaw/
- Brazil [foɦˈmaʊ̯]
- /foɾˈmaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to formal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is formal in Portuguese?
formal appears 21 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).