hiato
Portuguese, noun/iˈa.tu/
hiato is spelled H-I-A-T-O (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 28,900th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hiato is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sequência de duas vogais que pertencem a sílabas diferentes”.
What does hiato mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehiatus (syllable break between two vowels)
A palavra “cair” possui um hiato, pois as vogais a e i pertencem a sílabas diferentes.
- 2
masculinehiatus (opening in an organ)
- 3
masculineinterruption; pause
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sequência de duas vogais que pertencem a sílabas diferentes 2. figura de linguagem que consiste numa sequência de vogais 3. intervalo, pausa
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 hiato
- hiatos plural
- hiatus alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hiato?
- Brazil /iˈa.tu/
- Brazil /ˈja.tu/
- Portugal /iˈa.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hiato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hiato in Portuguese?
hiato appears 1.3 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).