índex
Portuguese, noun/ˈĩ.dɛks/
índex is spelled Í-N-D-E-X (5 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 106,884th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Índex is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of índice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que índice”.
What does índex mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of índice
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que índice 2. catálogo dos livros cuja leitura era proibida pela Igreja 3. dedo indicador
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 índex
- índices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce índex?
- Brazil /ˈĩ.dɛks/
- Portugal /ˈĩ.dɛks/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to índex
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is índex in Portuguese?
índex appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).