ilustração
Portuguese, noun/i.lus.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
ilustração is spelled I-L-U-S-T-R-A-Ç-Ã-O (10 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,879th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ilustração is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “illustration (picture designed to decorate)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de ilustrar”.
What does ilustração mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineillustration (picture designed to decorate)
- 2
feminineillustration (act of illustrating: making clear by example)
- 3
feminineillustration (that which illustrates)
- 4
feminineknowledge
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de ilustrar: 2. o conjunto de saberes adquiridos; instrução: 3. explicação, explicitação, simplificação: 4. desenho que decora uma obra ou ajuda a perceber uma ideia:
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 ilustração
- ilustrações plural
- illustração alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ilustração?
- Brazil /i.lus.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [i.lus.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /i.luʃ.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ilustração
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ilustração in Portuguese?
ilustração appears 9.1 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).