helvético
Portuguese, adjective/ewˈvɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
helvético is spelled H-E-L-V-É-T-I-C-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written Portuguese, the 142,541st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Helvético is a Portuguese adjective meaning “Helvetian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “da Suíça”.
What does helvético mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Helvetian
- 2
Swiss, Helvetian
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. da Suíça
noun: 1. natural da Suíça
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 helvético
- helvética feminine
- helvéticos masculine plural
- helvéticas feminine plural
- helvécio alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce helvético?
- Brazil /ewˈvɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
- Brazil [eʊ̯ˈvɛ.t͡ʃi.ku]
- Portugal /ɛlˈvɛ.ti.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to helvético
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is helvético in Portuguese?
helvético appears about once in every 23 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).