metal
Portuguese, noun/meˈtaw/
metal is spelled M-E-T-A-L (5 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,999th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Metal is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “metal (any of a number of elements that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “toda substância simples, dotada de brilho próprio (brilho metálico), boa condutora de calor e de…”.
What does metal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemetal (any of a number of elements that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms)
- 2
masculinemetal (any of a number of a number of hard but malleable materials consisting of metallic atoms)
- 3
masculinemoney; wealth; riches
- 4
masculinewhite (argent) or yellow (or) tincture on a coat of arms
- 5
masculinebrass instrument
noun
- 1
masculinemetal; heavy metal
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. toda substância simples, dotada de brilho próprio (brilho metálico), boa condutora de calor e de eletricidade, que forma óxidos básicos em contato com o oxigênio, e que na eletrólise se dirige ao pólo negativo 2. dinheiro 3. instrumento musicai de sopro cujo método de ativação é a vibração dos lábios 4. estilo musical, derivado do rock, que utiliza guitarra, bateria e contrabaixo
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 metal
- metais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce metal?
- Brazil /meˈtaw/
- Brazil [meˈtaʊ̯]
- Portugal /mɨˈtal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to metal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is metal in Portuguese?
metal appears 30 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).