par
Portuguese, noun/ˈpaʁ/
par is spelled P-A-R (3 letters) and appears 46 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,045th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Par is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto de dois usados juntos”.
What does par mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepair
- 2
masculinepartner
- 3
masculinecouple
- 4
masculinepeer
- 5
masculinepar
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineeven
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se dos números divisíveis por 2
noun: 1. conjunto de dois usados juntos 2. casal, conjunto de dois seres de uma mesma espécie e de gêneros opostos 3. pessoa que completa um par² 4. nos jogos de cartas, duas cartas com o mesmo número ou figura
noun: 1. quantidade grande ou considerável
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 par
- pares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce par?
- Brazil /ˈpaʁ/
- Brazil [ˈpah]
- /ˈpaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to par
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is par in Portuguese?
par appears 46 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).