métrica
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɛ.tɾi.kɐ/
métrica is spelled M-É-T-R-I-C-A (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,882nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Métrica is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a property used as a unit of measure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of métrico. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “arte, na poesia, que ensina como produzir versos medidos”.
What does métrica mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea property used as a unit of measure
- 2
femininemeter (rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)
- 3
femininemetric
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of métrico
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. arte, na poesia, que ensina como produzir versos medidos 2. a forma peculiar de versificação de um poeta 3. estudo e uso do metro; na teoria musical, parte que trata da observação, no compasso ou grupo de compassos, da alternância entre os tempos fortes e fracos 4. na geometria analítica, a forma diferencial que estabelece qual a distância entre pontos separados infinitesimalmente próximos um do outro
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 métrica
- métricas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce métrica?
- Brazil /ˈmɛ.tɾi.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈmɛ.tɾi.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 métrica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is métrica in Portuguese?
métrica appears 1.7 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).