tri
Portuguese, adjective/ˈtɾi/
tri is spelled T-R-I (3 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,792nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tri is a Portuguese adjective meaning “cool, nice, good, interesting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “muito bom, legal; trilegal”.
What does tri mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cool, nice, good, interesting
- 2
clipping of trilegal
adverb
- 1
very
prefix
- 1
tri-
prefix
- 1
colloquialsuperior in quality or degree; super-
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. muito bom, legal; trilegal
adverb: 1. muito, bastante
noun: 1. tricampeão 2. tricampeonato
prefix: 1. três
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.
How do you pronounce tri?
- Brazil /ˈtɾi/
- Portugal /ˈtɾi/
- /ˈtɾi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tri
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tri in Portuguese?
tri appears 3.8 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).