intelectual
Portuguese, adjective/ĩ.te.lek.tuˈaw/
intelectual is spelled I-N-T-E-L-E-C-T-U-A-L (11 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,833rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intelectual is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “intellectual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que diz respeito ao intelecto”.
What does intelectual mean in English?
adjective
- 1
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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. que diz respeito ao intelecto 2. que pertence à inteligência 3. que está no entendimento
noun: 1. pessoa que gosta de estudar 2. pessoa de grande cultura literária
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 intelectual
- intelectuais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intelectual?
- Brazil /ĩ.te.lek.tuˈaw/
- Brazil [ĩ.te.lek.tuˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /ĩ.te.lekˈtwaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intelectual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intelectual in Portuguese?
intelectual appears 22 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).