operação
Portuguese, noun/o.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
operação is spelled O-P-E-R-A-Ç-Ã-O (8 letters) and appears 91 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,070th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Operação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “operation (method by which a device performs its function)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato no qual se obtém um número a partir de outros dois”.
What does operação mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoperation (method by which a device performs its function)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato no qual se obtém um número a partir de outros dois 2. cirurgia 3. operação militar
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 operação
- operações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce operação?
- Brazil /o.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [o.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɔ.pɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to operação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is operação in Portuguese?
operação appears 91 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).