fundamental
Portuguese, adjective/fũ.da.mẽˈtaw/
fundamental is spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L (11 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,967th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fundamental is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “fundamental; essential (pertaining to the basic part or notion of something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que serve de fundamento”.
What does fundamental mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefundamental; essential (pertaining to the basic part or notion of something)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que serve de fundamento 2. essencial, necessário
noun: 1. som 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 fundamental
- fundamentais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fundamental?
- Brazil /fũ.da.mẽˈtaw/
- Brazil [fũ.da.mẽˈtaʊ̯]
- Portugal /fũ.dɐ.mẽˈtal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fundamental
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fundamental in Portuguese?
fundamental appears 48 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).