net
Portuguese, noun/ˈnɛ.t͡ʃi/
net is spelled N-E-T (3 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,212th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Net is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Net; the Internet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ver internet, Internet, internete”.
What does net mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfeminineNet; the Internet
- 2
colloquialfeminineInternet connection
Fiquei sem net por uma hora.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ver internet, Internet, internete 2. ver rede
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 net
- nets plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce net?
- Brazil /ˈnɛ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈnɛ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is net in Portuguese?
net appears 20 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).