útil
Portuguese, noun/ˈu.t͡ʃiw/
útil is spelled Ú-T-I-L (4 letters) and appears 36 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Útil is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “what is useful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquilo que é útil”.
What does útil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineprofitable; advantageous
- 2
femininemasculinehelpful
Em que lhe posso ser útil?
- 3
femininemasculineuseful
Meu dicionário é muito útil.
- 4
femininemasculinevalid
noun
- 1
masculinewhat is useful
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que pode ter ou tem algum uso ou é necessário: 2. proveitoso: 3. reservado ao labor ou produção:
noun: 1. aquilo que é útil:
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 útil
- úteis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce útil?
- Brazil /ˈu.t͡ʃiw/
- Brazil [ˈu.t͡ʃiʊ̯]
- Portugal /ˈu.til/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to útil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is útil in Portuguese?
útil appears 36 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).