umbral
Portuguese, noun/ũˈbɾaw/
umbral is spelled U-M-B-R-A-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 59,634th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umbral is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “threshold (area in front of a door)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “local de entrada para um interior; limiar”.
What does umbral mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethreshold (area in front of a door)
- 2
masculinejamb (upright post that frames a door or window)
- 3
masculinea shadowy transitory realm to where immoral spirits are attracted after their physical death
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. local de entrada para um interior; limiar
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 umbral
- umbrais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce umbral?
- Brazil /ũˈbɾaw/
- Brazil [ũˈbɾaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ũˈbɾal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to umbral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is umbral in Portuguese?
umbral appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).