hélix
Portuguese, noun/ˈɛ.liks/
hélix is spelled H-É-L-I-X (5 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese, the 136,722nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hélix is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “helix (incurved rim of the external ear)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does hélix mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehelix (incurved rim of the external ear)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of hélix
- hélice alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hélix?
- Brazil /ˈɛ.liks/
- /ˈɛ.likʃ/
- Portugal /ˈɛ.likʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hélix
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hélix in Portuguese?
hélix appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).