místico
Portuguese, noun/ˈmis.t͡ʃi.ku/
místico is spelled M-Í-S-T-I-C-O (7 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,997th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Místico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “mystic (someone who practises mysticism)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que professa o misticismo”.
What does místico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
mystic; mystical (relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries)
- 2
mystic (mysterious and strange)
noun
- 1
masculinemystic (someone who practises mysticism)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que contém o caráter de alegoria (falando-se de coisas religiosas) 2. misterioso 3. relativo à vida espiritual 4. relativo à devoção religiosa
noun: 1. aquele que professa o misticismo 2. aquele que é muito devoto 3. aquele que escreve acerca do misticismo
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 místico
- mística feminine
- místicos masculine plural
- místicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce místico?
- Brazil /ˈmis.t͡ʃi.ku/
- /ˈmiʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/
- Portugal /ˈmiʃ.ti.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 místico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is místico in Portuguese?
místico appears 2.8 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).