germanismo
Portuguese, noun/ʒeʁ.maˈniz.mu/
germanismo is spelled G-E-R-M-A-N-I-S-M-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written Portuguese, the 156,173rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Germanismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Germanism (a word or idiom loaned from German or an ancient Germanic language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “expressão típica da língua alemã”.
What does germanismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineGermanism (a word or idiom loaned from German or an ancient Germanic language)
- 2
masculineGermanism (Germanic or German culture)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. expressão típica da língua alemã 2. admiração pela República Federal da Alemanha e pelos alemães 3. imitação dos modos alemães 4. conjunto dos conhecimentos sobre as Germânias e, stricto sensu, sobre a República Federal da Alemanha e sua língua
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 germanismo
- germanismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce germanismo?
- Brazil /ʒeʁ.maˈniz.mu/
- Brazil [ʒeɦ.maˈniz.mu]
- /ʒeɾ.maˈniz.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to germanismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is germanismo in Portuguese?
germanismo appears about once in every 29 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).