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online

Portuguese, adjective/õˈlaj.ni/

online is a Portuguese adjective meaning “online (connected to the Internet)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “onlaine”.

What does online mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    online (connected to the Internet)

    O computador está online.

  2. 2

    online (which takes place over the Internet)

    Comunicação online.

adverb

  1. 1

    online

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. onlaine

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 online

  • on-line alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce online?

  • Brazil /õˈlaj.ni/
  • Brazil [õˈlaɪ̯.ni]
  • Portugal /ɔnˈlaj.nɨ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to online

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is online in Portuguese?

online appears 135 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).