nylon
Portuguese, noun/ˈnaj.lõ/
nylon is spelled N-Y-L-O-N (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 28,135th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nylon is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “nylon (a synthetic polymer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “náilon”.
What does nylon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenylon (a synthetic polymer)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. náilon
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 nylon
- náilon alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nylon?
- Brazil /ˈnaj.lõ/
- Brazil [ˈnaɪ̯.lõ]
- Portugal /ˈnaj.lɔn/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nylon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nylon in Portuguese?
nylon appears 1.3 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).