perfuração
Portuguese, noun/peʁ.fu.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
perfuração is spelled P-E-R-F-U-R-A-Ç-Ã-O (10 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,248th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perfuração is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “perforation, piercing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de perfurar”.
What does perfuração mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineperforation, piercing
- 2
femininedrilling, boring
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de perfurar 2. furo praticado por alguém ou por algo que perfura
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 perfuração
- perfurações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perfuração?
- Brazil /peʁ.fu.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [peh.fu.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /peɾ.fu.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perfuração
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perfuração in Portuguese?
perfuração appears 3.3 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).