paradigma
Portuguese, noun/pa.ɾaˈd͡ʒi.ɡi.mɐ/
paradigma is spelled P-A-R-A-D-I-G-M-A (9 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,325th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paradigma is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “paradigm (model or example)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “um modelo ou exemplo”.
What does paradigma mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparadigm (model or example)
- 2
masculineparadigm (set of all forms which contain a common element)
- 3
masculinea fundamental style of programming
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. um modelo ou exemplo 2. as inflexões de uma palavra 3. um modo de se pensar sobre, encarar algo ou agir de acordo com algum contexto 4. um sistema de regras e regulamentos (que podem ser escritos ou não) que faz duas coisas: 1) estabelece fronteiras ou limites; 2) determina como se comportar dentro dos limites para alcançar sucesso (sucesso é medido pela sua habilidade de resolver problemas usando regras)
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 paradigma
- paradigmas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paradigma?
- Brazil /pa.ɾaˈd͡ʒi.ɡi.mɐ/
- Brazil /pa.ɾaˈd͡ʒiɡ.mɐ/
- Portugal /pɐ.ɾɐˈdiɡ.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paradigma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paradigma in Portuguese?
paradigma appears 6.3 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).