taxonomia
Portuguese, noun/tak.so.noˈmi.ɐ/
taxonomia is spelled T-A-X-O-N-O-M-I-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 51,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taxonomia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “taxonomy (science of classifying and naming organisms)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ciência responsável pela caracterização e designação dos seres vivos”.
What does taxonomia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetaxonomy (science of classifying and naming organisms)
- 2
femininetaxonomy (classification in a hierarchical system)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ciência responsável pela caracterização e designação dos seres vivos 2. ciência ou técnica de classificação
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 taxonomia
- taxonomias plural
- taxinomia alternative
- taxionomia alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taxonomia?
- Brazil /tak.so.noˈmi.ɐ/
- Portugal /tɐk.su.nuˈmi.ɐ/
- /tak.so.no.ˈmi.a/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to taxonomia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is taxonomia in Portuguese?
taxonomia appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).