mecânica
Portuguese, noun/meˈkɐ̃.ni.kɐ/
mecânica is spelled M-E-C-Â-N-I-C-A (8 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,076th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mecânica is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mechanic (feature or implementation that dictates gameplay)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of mecânico. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ciência que estuda as forças e os movimentos bem como a teoria da ação das máquinas”.
What does mecânica mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of mecânico
- 2
femininemechanic (feature or implementation that dictates gameplay)
As mecânicas desse jogo são muito bem-feitas.
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of mecânico
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ciência que estuda as forças e os movimentos bem como a teoria da ação das máquinas 2. mecanismo
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 mecânica
- mecânicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mecânica?
- Brazil /meˈkɐ̃.ni.kɐ/
- Portugal /mɨˈkɐ.ni.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mecânica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mecânica in Portuguese?
mecânica appears 16 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).