ponteiro
Portuguese, noun/põˈte(j).ɾu/
ponteiro is spelled P-O-N-T-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 25,237th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ponteiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “anything that points or is used for pointing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequena haste ou vara para apontar”.
What does ponteiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineanything that points or is used for pointing
- 2
masculineneedle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device
- 3
masculinevariable that holds the address of a memory location
- 4
masculinemouse cursor
- 5
masculinemasonry chisel with a pointy tip
- 6
Brazilmasculinewinger (offensive player who plays on either side of the center)
- 7
masculineplectrum (object to pluck strings of a musical instrument)
- 8
masculinechanter (pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que está na ponta 2. que aponta 3. agudo; afiado; acerado
noun: 1. pequena haste ou vara para apontar 2. utensílio aguçado dos canteiros 3. espécie de agulha que indica as horas e suas frações nos mostradores dos relógios analógicos 4. fiel de balança, fio ou hastil que indica o equilíbrio da balança
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 ponteiro
- ponteiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ponteiro?
- Brazil /põˈte(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [põˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /põˈtɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ponteiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ponteiro in Portuguese?
ponteiro appears 1.6 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).