sociolinguística
Portuguese, noun
sociolinguística is spelled S-O-C-I-O-L-I-N-G-U-Í-S-T-I-C-A (16 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 84,550th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sociolinguística is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sociolinguistics (the study of social and cultural effects on language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of sociolinguístico. With a diaeresis, sociolingüística is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of sociolinguística; may still…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ramo da linguística que estuda as relações entre língua e sociedade”.
What does sociolinguística mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesociolinguistics (the study of social and cultural effects on language)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of sociolinguístico
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of sociolinguística; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of sociolingüístico
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ramo da linguística que estuda as relações entre língua e sociedade 2. estudo do comportamento linguístico dos membros de uma comunidade e como ele é determinado por relações sociais
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 sociolinguística
- sociolingüística alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to sociolinguística
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sociolinguística in Portuguese?
sociolinguística appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).