nocturnal
Portuguese, adjective
nocturnal is spelled N-O-C-T-U-R-N-A-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 123,299th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nocturnal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of noturnal; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does nocturnal mean in English?
adjective
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femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of noturnal; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of nocturnal
- nocturnais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is nocturnal in Portuguese?
nocturnal appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).