policiar
Portuguese, noun/po.li.siˈa(ʁ)/
policiar is spelled P-O-L-I-C-I-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 57,809th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Policiar is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “eye dialect spelling of policial, representing Caipira Portuguese” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does policiar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to police (to enforce the law and keep order)
- 2
to tone police
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineeye dialect spelling of policial, representing Caipira Portuguese
adjective
- 1
Brazileye dialect spelling of policial, representing Caipira Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. fiscalizar, regular ou manter em ordem, com a ajuda da polícia ou segundo regulamentos ou leis policiais 2. vigiar, cuidar 3. civilizar, promover o desenvolvimento social 4. procurar impedir que algo aconteça consigo ou com outros
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 policiar
- policio first-person present singular
- policiei first-person preterite singular
- policiado participle past
- policiares infinitive second-person singular
- policiarmos first-person infinitive plural
- policiardes infinitive plural second-person
- policiarem infinitive plural third-person
- policiando gerund
- policiados masculine participle past
- policiada feminine participle past
- policiadas feminine participle past
- policias indicative present second-person
- policia indicative present singular
- policiamos first-person indicative plural
- policiais indicative plural present
- policiam indicative plural present
- policiava first-person imperfect indicative
- policiavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce policiar?
- Brazil /po.li.siˈa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [po.li.siˈa(h)]
- Brazil /po.liˈsja(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is policiar in Portuguese?
policiar appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).