morte
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɔʁ.t͡ʃi/
morte is spelled M-O-R-T-E (5 letters) and appears 324 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 283rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morte is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “death (cessation of life)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de morrer ou efeito de matar; fato ou momento que leva algo do estado vivo para o estado morto”.
What does morte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeath (cessation of life)
- 2
femininethe state of being dead
- 3
femininedestruction; ruin
- 4
femininedeath (personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de morrer ou efeito de matar; fato ou momento que leva algo do estado vivo para o estado morto 2. desaparecimento dos sinais vitais, tais quais pressão arterial, movimentos respiratórios e atividade cerebral 3. fim, decadência 4. entidade sobrenatural imaginária que ceifa a vida
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 morte
- mortes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce morte?
- Brazil /ˈmɔʁ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [ˈmɔh.t͡ʃi]
- /ˈmɔɾ.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to morte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is morte in Portuguese?
morte appears 324 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).