laser
Portuguese, noun/ˈlej.zeʁ/
laser is spelled L-A-S-E-R (5 letters) and appears 9.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,745th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laser is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “laser (device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno veleiro para lazer e regata, com casco de fibra de vidro e um único mastro”.
What does laser mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelaser (device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light)
- 2
masculinelaser beam
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequeno veleiro para lazer e regata, com casco de fibra de vidro e um único mastro
noun: 1. lêiser (qualquer aparelho que produza radiação eletromagnética monocromática e coerente nas regiões visível, infravermelha ou ultravioleta, possuindo inúmeras aplicações que vão da soldagem à cirurgia)
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 laser
- lasers plural
- lêiser alternative uncommon
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce laser?
- Brazil /ˈlej.zeʁ/
- Brazil [ˈleɪ̯.zeh]
- /ˈlej.zeɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to laser
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is laser in Portuguese?
laser appears 9.3 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).