práxis
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɾak.sis/
práxis is spelled P-R-Á-X-I-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 55,453rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Práxis is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “praxis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “prática, como oposição à teoria; aplicação ou uso de conhecimentos e habilidades”.
What does práxis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepraxis
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prática, como oposição à teoria; aplicação ou uso de conhecimentos e habilidades 2. convenção, hábito, costume
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.
How do you pronounce práxis?
- Brazil /ˈpɾak.sis/
- /ˈpɾak.siʃ/
- Portugal /ˈpɾak.siʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to práxis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is práxis in Portuguese?
práxis 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).