retórica
Portuguese, noun/ʁeˈtɔ.ɾi.kɐ/
retórica is spelled R-E-T-Ó-R-I-C-A (8 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,602nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retórica is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “rhetoric (art of using language for persuasion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of retórico. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “arte ou técnica de discursar ou escrever de forma persuasiva ou comovente”.
What does retórica mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerhetoric (art of using language for persuasion)
- 2
femininerhetoric (meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of retórico
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. arte ou técnica de discursar ou escrever de forma persuasiva ou comovente 2. eloquência; oratória 3. discurso primoroso, mas vazio de conteúdo
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 retórica
- rhetórica alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retórica?
- Brazil /ʁeˈtɔ.ɾi.kɐ/
- Brazil [heˈtɔ.ɾi.kɐ]
- /ʁeˈtɔ.ɾi.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to retórica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retórica in Portuguese?
retórica appears 5.4 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).