grafite
Portuguese, noun/ɡɾaˈfi.t͡ʃi/
grafite is spelled G-R-A-F-I-T-E (7 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,093rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grafite is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “graphite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of grafitar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “uma das formas alotrópicos do carbono”.
What does grafite mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinegraphite
- 2
femininemasculinelead (of a pencil)
- 3
femininemasculinemechanical pencil
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininegraffiti
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. uma das formas alotrópicos do carbono 2. lapiseira
noun: 1. objeto tubular fino de grafita usado em lapiseiras
noun: 1. pinturas feitas nas paredes e nos muros das ruas 2. pintura feita em parede ou muro das ruas subjetivamente considerada pelo público em geral como embelezatória ou não degradativa 3. forma de arte urbana que usa tal concepção acima descrita
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 grafite
- grafites plural
- grafita alternative
- grafito alternative
- grafíti alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grafite?
- Brazil /ɡɾaˈfi.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ɡɾɐˈfi.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grafite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grafite in Portuguese?
grafite appears 4.1 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).