horizontal
Portuguese, adjective/o.ɾi.zõˈtaw/
horizontal is spelled H-O-R-I-Z-O-N-T-A-L (10 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,491st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Horizontal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “horizontal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ao horizonte”.
What does horizontal mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao horizonte 2. que é perpendicular à vertical do lugar 3. que é paralelo a um plano de água em repouso 4. deitado
noun: 1. a perpendicular à vertical do lugar 2. meretriz fina
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 horizontal
- horizontais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce horizontal?
- Brazil /o.ɾi.zõˈtaw/
- Brazil [o.ɾi.zõˈtaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ɔ.ɾi.zõˈtal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to horizontal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is horizontal in Portuguese?
horizontal appears 6.2 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).