paul
Portuguese, noun/paˈuw/
paul is spelled P-A-U-L (4 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,967th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paul is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “swamp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pântano”.
What does paul mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineswamp
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pântano 2. charco
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 paul
- pauis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paul?
- Brazil /paˈuw/
- Brazil [paˈuʊ̯]
- Portugal /pɐˈul/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paul
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paul in Portuguese?
paul appears 48 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).