respiração
Portuguese, noun/ʁes.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
respiração is spelled R-E-S-P-I-R-A-Ç-Ã-O (10 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,626th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Respiração is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “breathing, respiration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de respirar”.
What does respiração mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebreathing, respiration
- 2
femininebreath
- 3
femininebreather (short break)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de respirar 2. o ambiente onde se respira 3. fôlego 4. descanso breve
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 respiração
- respirações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce respiração?
- Brazil /ʁes.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [hes.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /ʁeʃ.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to respiração
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is respiração in Portuguese?
respiração appears 11 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).