igarapé
Portuguese, noun/i.ɡa.ɾaˈpɛ/
igarapé is spelled I-G-A-R-A-P-É (7 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 31,281st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Igarapé is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a watercourse in the Amazon rainforest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno rio que corre entre ilhas (literalmente: caminho de canoa)”.
What does igarapé mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinea watercourse in the Amazon rainforest
- 2
masculinebrook, stream (small river)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequeno rio que corre entre ilhas (literalmente: caminho de canoa)
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Minas Gerais
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 igarapé
- igarapés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce igarapé?
- Brazil /i.ɡa.ɾaˈpɛ/
- Portugal /i.ɡɐ.ɾɐˈpɛ/
- Portugal [i.ɣɐ.ɾɐˈpɛ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to igarapé
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is igarapé in Portuguese?
igarapé appears 1.1 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).