locomoção
Portuguese, noun/lo.ko.moˈsɐ̃w̃/
locomoção is spelled L-O-C-O-M-O-Ç-Ã-O (9 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,354th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Locomoção is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “locomotion (ability to move from one location to another)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de locomover-se”.
What does locomoção mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelocomotion (ability to move from one location to another)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de locomover-se
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 locomoção
- locomoções plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce locomoção?
- Brazil /lo.ko.moˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [lo.ko.moˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /lu.ku.muˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to locomoção
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is locomoção in Portuguese?
locomoção appears 2.5 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).