nuclear
Portuguese, adjective/nu.kleˈaʁ/
nuclear is spelled N-U-C-L-E-A-R (7 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,772nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nuclear is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “nuclear; central (to a centre around which something is developed or organised)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que se refere ao núcleo”.
What does nuclear mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinenuclear; central (to a centre around which something is developed or organised)
- 2
femininemasculinenuclear (relating to the nucleus of cells)
- 3
femininemasculinenuclear (relating to the nucleus of atoms)
- 4
femininemasculinenuclear (involving atomic energy or weapons)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se refere ao núcleo 2. que se refere ao núcleo atômico
verb: 1. organizar, dividir, em núcleos 2. formar-se dentro do núcleo celular
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 nuclear
- nucleares plural
- nucleando gerund
- nucleado participle
- nucleio singular first-person indicative
- nucleias singular second-person indicative
- nucleia singular third-person indicative
- nucleamos plural first-person indicative
- nucleais plural second-person indicative
- nucleiam plural third-person indicative
- nucleava singular first-person indicative
- nucleavas singular second-person indicative
- nucleávamos plural first-person indicative
- nucleáveis plural second-person indicative
- nucleavam plural third-person indicative
- nucleei singular first-person indicative
- nucleaste singular second-person indicative
- nucleou singular third-person indicative
- nucleámos plural first-person indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nuclear?
- Brazil /nu.kleˈaʁ/
- Brazil [nu.kleˈah]
- Brazil /nu.kliˈaʁ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nuclear
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nuclear in Portuguese?
nuclear appears 32 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).