multilíngue
Portuguese, adjective
multilíngue is spelled M-U-L-T-I-L-Í-N-G-U-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 51,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Multilíngue is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “multilingual (pertaining to multiple languages)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, multilingue is a different word: “multilingual (pertaining to multiple languages)”. With an accent, multilíngüe is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “apto a funcionar em várias línguas”.
What does multilíngue mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinemultilingual (pertaining to multiple languages)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinemultilingual (pertaining to multiple languages)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of multilíngue; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. apto a funcionar em várias línguas 2. que domina vários idiomas
noun: 1. pessoa que domina vários idiomas 2. campo, área que trata de vários idiomas
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 multilíngue
- multilingues plural
- multilíngues plural
- multilingue alternative
- multilíngüe alternative
- multilíngües plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to multilíngue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is multilíngue in Portuguese?
multilíngue appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).