sutil
Portuguese, adjective
sutil is spelled S-U-T-I-L (5 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,226th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sutil is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “subtle (not obvious; barely noticeable)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, sútil is a different word: “amended, made with conjoined pieces, sewn”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “subtil”.
What does sutil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesubtle (not obvious; barely noticeable)
- 2
femininemasculinesubtle (cleverly contrived)
- 3
femininemasculinesubtle; cunning, skillful
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineamended, made with conjoined pieces, sewn
- 2
femininemasculinemade with leather pieces that overlap over each other, especially of objects made by the Scythians
- 3
femininemasculineformed by flowers that overlap over each other
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. subtil 2. delgado 3. refinado 4. muito miúdo; quase impalpável
noun: 1. sutileza
adjective: 1. que tem emendas 2. cosido
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 sutil
- sutis plural
- subtil alternative Portugal
- súteis plural
- (Vocábulo com dupla grafia: subtil) canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to sutil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sutil in Portuguese?
sutil appears 5.6 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).