fulcral
Portuguese, adjective/fuwˈkɾaw/
fulcral is spelled F-U-L-C-R-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fulcral is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “key, central (of crucial importance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a fulcro”.
What does fulcral mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinekey, central (of crucial importance)
São estes os aspectos fulcrais do contrato.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a fulcro 2. central, principal, fundamental
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 fulcral
- fulcrais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fulcral?
- Brazil /fuwˈkɾaw/
- Brazil [fuʊ̯ˈkɾaʊ̯]
- Portugal /fulˈkɾal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fulcral in Portuguese?
fulcral 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).