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hápax

Portuguese, noun/ˈa.paks/

hápax is spelled H-Á-P-A-X (5 letters). Hápax is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hapax” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “palavra, especialmente para as línguas antigas, da qual se conhece apenas uma ocorrência no corpus de um…”.

What does hápax mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinehapax

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. palavra, especialmente para as línguas antigas, da qual se conhece apenas uma ocorrência no corpus de um determinado idioma

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.

How do you pronounce hápax?

  • Brazil /ˈa.paks/
  • /ˈa.pakʃ/
  • Portugal /ˈa.pɐkʃ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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