matriz
Portuguese, noun/maˈtɾis/
matriz is spelled M-A-T-R-I-Z (6 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,286th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matriz is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “source; origin; mother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que origina outros”.
What does matriz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesource; origin; mother
- 2
femininematrix (rectangular arrangement of numbers)
- 3
femininematrix (two-dimensional array)
- 4
femininehead office
- 5
femininewomb; uterus
- 6
femininemould (hollow form for shaping fluid)
- 7
feminineengraved block of wood or medal used in printing
- 8
femininestencil (perforated sheet through which ink can be forced)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. principal ou primordial
noun: 1. aquele que origina outros: 2. animal para pecuária com boas qualidades, cuja principal função é reproduzir: 3. objeto formado por linhas e colunas e em cada posição tem um número: 4. registo oficial contendo a indicação dos rendimentos de cada contribuinte de modo a determinar a sua capitação em determinados impostos
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 matriz
- matrizes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matriz?
- Brazil /maˈtɾis/
- /maˈtɾiʃ/
- Portugal /mɐˈtɾiʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to matriz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is matriz in Portuguese?
matriz appears 15 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).