funicular
Portuguese, noun/fu.ni.kuˈlaʁ/
funicular is spelled F-U-N-I-C-U-L-A-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 77,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Funicular is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “funicular (rail transit system which ascends an incline)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “veículo destinado a subir e descer declives cujo movimento é dado pela tração de cabos através de motor”.
What does funicular mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefunicular (powered by a rope or cable)
noun
- 1
masculinefunicular (rail transit system which ascends an incline)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é semelhante a corda; filamentoso 2. feito de corda 3. relativo a funículo
noun: 1. veículo destinado a subir e descer declives cujo movimento é dado pela tração de cabos através de motor
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 funicular
- funiculares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce funicular?
- Brazil /fu.ni.kuˈlaʁ/
- Brazil [fu.ni.kuˈlah]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to funicular
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is funicular in Portuguese?
funicular appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).