matriarcal
Portuguese, adjective/ma.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/
matriarcal is spelled M-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-A-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 92,647th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matriarcal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “matriarchal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does matriarcal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinematriarchal
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of matriarcal
- matriarcais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matriarcal?
- Brazil /ma.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/
- Brazil [ma.tɾi.ahˈkaʊ̯]
- Brazil /ma.tɾjaʁˈkaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to matriarcal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is matriarcal in Portuguese?
matriarcal appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).