rapel
Portuguese, noun/ʁaˈpɛw/
rapel is spelled R-A-P-E-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 44,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rapel is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “rappel; abseiling (descending by means of a rope)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “processo de descida de uma vertente ou paredão na vertical com a ajuda de uma corda dupla passada sob uma…”.
What does rapel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerappel; abseiling (descending by means of a rope)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. processo de descida de uma vertente ou paredão na vertical com a ajuda de uma corda dupla passada sob uma coxa e sobre o ombro oposto a ela, ou por meio de um dispositivo especial que desliza controladamente pelo cabo
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 rapel
- rapéis plural
- rappel alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rapel?
- Brazil /ʁaˈpɛw/
- Brazil [haˈpɛʊ̯]
- /ʁaˈpɛw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rapel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rapel in Portuguese?
rapel appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).