gás
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡa(j)s/
gás is spelled G-Á-S (3 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,743rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gás is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “gas (material in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estado fluido da matéria, sem forma definida, cujo volume é o do recipiente que o contém”.
What does gás mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegas (material in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma)
- 2
masculinegas (chemical element or compound in such a state)
- 3
masculinegas, flatus (gas generated in the digestive tract)
- 4
masculinefizz (emission of a rapid stream of bubbles)
- 5
masculineenthusiasm, liveliness
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. estado fluido da matéria, sem forma definida, cujo volume é o do recipiente que o contém 2. animação, entusiasmo 3. flatulência
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 gás
- gases plural
- gaz alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gás?
- Brazil /ˈɡa(j)s/
- Brazil [ˈɡa(ɪ̯)s]
- /ˈɡa(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gás
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gás in Portuguese?
gás appears 55 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).