refletir
Portuguese, verb/ʁe.fleˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/
refletir is spelled R-E-F-L-E-T-I-R (8 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,076th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Refletir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to mirror” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “reproduzir uma imagem, espelhar”.
What does refletir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to mirror
- 2
to reflect
- 3
to ponder, meditate
- 4
to express, show (communicate an idea)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. reproduzir uma imagem, espelhar 2. revelar, mostrar, transparecer 3. reflexionar, ponderar, meditar 4. incidir, recair
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 refletir
- reflito first-person present singular
- reflete present singular third-person
- refleti first-person preterite singular
- refletido participle past
- i-e alternation
- refletires infinitive second-person singular
- refletirmos first-person infinitive plural
- refletirdes infinitive plural second-person
- refletirem infinitive plural third-person
- refletindo gerund
- refletidos masculine participle past
- refletida feminine participle past
- refletidas feminine participle past
- refletes indicative present second-person
- refletimos first-person indicative plural
- refletis indicative plural present
- refletem indicative plural present
- refletia first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce refletir?
- Brazil /ʁe.fleˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [he.fleˈt͡ʃi(h)]
- /ʁe.fleˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to refletir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is refletir in Portuguese?
refletir appears 16 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).