grau
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡɾaw/
grau is spelled G-R-A-U (4 letters) and appears 47 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,013th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grau is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “degree, a unit of temperature, now typically using the Celsius scale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “unidade de ângulo”.
What does grau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedegree, a unit of temperature, now typically using the Celsius scale
A água congela a zero graus centígrados.
- 2
masculinedegree, a certificate of academic accomplishment conferred by a college or university
- 3
masculinedegree, a unit of angular measure
- 4
masculinedegree, the highest exponent within a polynomial expression
- 5
informalmasculinewheelie, a stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unidade de ângulo 2. indicação do maior expoente de um polinômio 3. nome popular da dioptria (indicação de defeito visual) 4. indicação da flexão dos adjetivos na gramática
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 grau
- graus plural
- grao alternative obsolete
- ° symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grau?
- Brazil /ˈɡɾaw/
- Brazil [ˈɡɾaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ˈɡɾaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grau in Portuguese?
grau appears 47 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).