letal
Portuguese, adjective/leˈtaw/
letal is spelled L-E-T-A-L (5 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 12,013th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Letal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “lethal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo à morte”.
What does letal 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. relativo à morte 2. mortal, mortífero 3. lúgubre 4. fatídico
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 letal
- letais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce letal?
- Brazil /leˈtaw/
- Brazil [leˈtaʊ̯]
- Portugal /lɨˈtal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to letal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is letal in Portuguese?
letal appears 5.1 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).