mecânico
Portuguese, noun/meˈkɐ̃.ni.ku/
mecânico is spelled M-E-C-Â-N-I-C-O (8 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,612th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mecânico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “mechanic (skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homem que conserta máquinas e motores”.
What does mecânico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
mechanical
noun
- 1
masculinemechanic (skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à mecânica ou às máquinas 2. maquinal
noun: 1. homem que conserta máquinas e motores
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 mecânico
- mecânica feminine
- mecânicos masculine plural
- mecânicas feminine plural
- mechanico alternative
- mecanico alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mecânico?
- Brazil /meˈkɐ̃.ni.ku/
- Portugal /mɨˈkɐ.ni.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mecânico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mecânico in Portuguese?
mecânico appears 9.5 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).