lateral
Portuguese, noun/la.teˈɾaw/
lateral is spelled L-A-T-E-R-A-L (7 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,135th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lateral is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sideline (line defining the side boundary of a playing field)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a linha que demarca cada um dos lados do campo de jogo”.
What does lateral mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinelateral (of, pertaining to or located in the side)
- 2
femininemasculineof lesser importance
noun
- 1
femininesideline (line defining the side boundary of a playing field)
- 2
femininethrow-in (set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play)
- 3
femininelateral (sound in which the airstream proceeds along the sides of the tongue)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinewinger (offensive player who plays on either side of the centre)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que está ao lado ou que a ele se refere 2. marginal, realizado à parte:
noun: 1. a linha que demarca cada um dos lados do campo de jogo: 2. o atleta que habitualmente joga junto à linha lateral do campo:
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 lateral
- laterais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lateral?
- Brazil /la.teˈɾaw/
- Brazil [la.teˈɾaʊ̯]
- Portugal /lɐ.tɨˈɾal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lateral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lateral in Portuguese?
lateral appears 20 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).