subtração
Portuguese, noun/sub.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
subtração is spelled S-U-B-T-R-A-Ç-Ã-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,483rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subtração is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “subtraction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de subtrair”.
What does subtração mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesubtraction
- 2
femininetheft
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de subtrair 2. operação matemática que indica quanto é um valor numérico (minuendo) se dele for removido outro valor numérico (subtraendo)
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 subtração
- subtrações plural
- subtracção alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subtração?
- Brazil /sub.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [sub.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /su.bi.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subtração
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subtração in Portuguese?
subtração appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).