root
Portuguese, noun/ˈʁut͡ʃ/
root is spelled R-O-O-T (4 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,396th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Root is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “root (user with complete access to the operating system)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does root mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineroot (user with complete access to the operating system)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of root
- roots plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce root?
- Brazil /ˈʁut͡ʃ/
- Brazil [ˈhut͡ʃ]
- Brazil /ˈʁu.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is root in Portuguese?
root appears 2.1 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).