pirâmide
Portuguese, noun/piˈɾɐ̃.mi.d͡ʒi/
pirâmide is spelled P-I-R-Â-M-I-D-E (8 letters) and appears 6.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,632nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pirâmide is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “an ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “poliedro que tem por base um polígono e triângulos por faces laterais, que se unem no vértice”.
What does pirâmide mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininean ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex
- 2
feminineconstruction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base
- 3
femininea solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base
- 4
feminineany structure or diagram with many members at the bottom and progressively fewer towards the top
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. poliedro que tem por base um polígono e triângulos por faces laterais, que se unem no vértice 2. construção com fins ritualísticos 3. no Antigo Egito, tumba do faraó 4. pirâmide financeira
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 pirâmide
- pirâmides plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pirâmide?
- Brazil /piˈɾɐ̃.mi.d͡ʒi/
- Portugal /piˈɾɐ.mi.dɨ/
- Portugal [piˈɾɐ.mi.ðɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pirâmide
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pirâmide in Portuguese?
pirâmide appears 6.9 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).