oficial
Portuguese, noun/o.fi.siˈaw/
oficial is spelled O-F-I-C-I-A-L (7 letters) and appears 186 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 503rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oficial is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “officer, official” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “certo tipo de funcionário público”.
What does oficial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineofficial
noun
- 1
femininemasculineofficer, official
- 2
femininemasculinemaster, expert
O meu pai era o oficial de sapateiro da aldeia até eu assumir o negócio.
- 3
femininemasculinethe master of a whaling boat
- 4
femininemasculineundertaker
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que emana de uma autoridade 2. solene
noun: 1. certo tipo de funcionário público 2. militar com cargo superior ao sargento
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 oficial
- oficiais plural
- official alternative
- oficiala feminine
- oficialas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oficial?
- Brazil /o.fi.siˈaw/
- Brazil [o.fi.siˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /o.fiˈsjaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oficial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oficial in Portuguese?
oficial appears 186 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).