sobrepeliz
Portuguese, noun/so.bɾe.peˈlis/
sobrepeliz is spelled S-O-B-R-E-P-E-L-I-Z (10 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written Portuguese, the 181,777th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sobrepeliz is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “surplice (white tunic used as a liturgical vestment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vestidura branca e larga que os clérigos usam sobre a batina”.
What does sobrepeliz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesurplice (white tunic used as a liturgical vestment)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vestidura branca e larga que os clérigos usam sobre a batina
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 sobrepeliz
- sobrepelizes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sobrepeliz?
- Brazil /so.bɾe.peˈlis/
- /so.bɾe.peˈliʃ/
- Portugal /su.bɾɨ.pɨˈliʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sobrepeliz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sobrepeliz in Portuguese?
sobrepeliz appears about once in every 41 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).