norte
Portuguese, noun/ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/
norte is spelled N-O-R-T-E (5 letters) and appears 234 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 392nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Norte is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “north (compass point)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ponto cardeal oposto ao sul e situado à esquerda do observador voltado para o nascente”.
What does norte mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenorth (compass point)
- 2
masculineorientation
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ou situado ao norte
noun: 1. ponto cardeal oposto ao sul e situado à esquerda do observador voltado para o nascente 2. vento que sopra desse ponto 3. o Polo Ártico 4. guia, rumo
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 norte
- nortes plural
- N alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce norte?
- Brazil /ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi]
- /ˈnɔɾ.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 norte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is norte in Portuguese?
norte appears 234 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).