joule
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒaw.li/
joule is spelled J-O-U-L-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 74,594th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Joule is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “joule (derived unit of energy, work and heat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “unidade de energia e trabalho do SI equivalente ao trabalho realizado por uma força de um newton quando…”.
What does joule mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejoule (derived unit of energy, work and heat)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unidade de energia e trabalho do SI equivalente ao trabalho realizado por uma força de um newton quando desloca uma massa por um metro na direção da força (símbolo: J)
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 joule
- joules plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce joule?
- Brazil /ˈʒaw.li/
- Brazil [ˈʒaʊ̯.li]
- Portugal /ˈʒu.lɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to joule
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is joule in Portuguese?
joule appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).