intervalo
Portuguese, noun/ĩ.teʁˈva.lu/
intervalo is spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-A-L-O (9 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,888th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intervalo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “interval (distance in space)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “período de tempo entre dois eventos”.
What does intervalo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinterval (distance in space)
O intervalo entre as colunas é de dois metros.
- 2
masculineinterval (period of time)
A copa acontece em intervalos de quatro anos.
- 3
masculineinterval (difference in pitch between two notes)
- 4
masculineintermission (a break between two performances or sessions)
As emissoras de televisão mostram propagandas durante os intervalos.
- 5
masculinebracket (one of several ranges of numbers)
- 6
masculinepause, break
Vou fazer um intervalo.
- 7
masculinehalf-time
O intervalo durou dez minutos.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. período de tempo entre dois eventos 2. breve período de tempo, ocorrido no meio de uma atividade, para descanso 3. propaganda comercial na televisão 4. subconjunto de uma reta
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 intervalo
- intervalos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intervalo?
- Brazil /ĩ.teʁˈva.lu/
- Brazil [ĩ.teɦˈva.lu]
- /ĩ.teɾˈva.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intervalo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intervalo in Portuguese?
intervalo 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).