paralisia
Portuguese, noun/pa.ɾa.liˈzi.ɐ/
paralisia is spelled P-A-R-A-L-I-S-I-A (9 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 15,528th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paralisia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “paralysis, palsy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “perda de função motora em determinadas partes do corpo”.
What does paralisia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparalysis, palsy
- 2
feminineparalysis, numbness, stagnation
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. perda de função motora em determinadas partes do corpo 2. falta de ação; marasmo, torpor
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 paralisia
- paralisias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paralisia?
- Brazil /pa.ɾa.liˈzi.ɐ/
- Portugal /pɐ.ɾɐ.liˈzi.ɐ/
- Portugal /pɐ.ɾɐ.li.ˈzi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paralisia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paralisia in Portuguese?
paralisia appears 3.5 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).