velocidade
Portuguese, noun/ve.lo.siˈda.d͡ʒi/
velocidade is spelled V-E-L-O-C-I-D-A-D-E (10 letters) and appears 66 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,465th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Velocidade is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “velocity; speed (rate of movement)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “razão entre um deslocamento de um corpo ou ponto material e o tempo levado para efetuar esse deslocamento”.
What does velocidade mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevelocity; speed (rate of movement)
- 2
femininespeed; velocity; rapidity (the condition of being fast, rapid)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. razão entre um deslocamento de um corpo ou ponto material e o tempo levado para efetuar esse deslocamento 2. vetor obtido pela razão expressa entre o deslocamento vetorial de um corpo ou ponto material e o tempo 3. corrida, de forma profissional
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 velocidade
- velocidades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce velocidade?
- Brazil /ve.lo.siˈda.d͡ʒi/
- Portugal /vɨ.lu.siˈda.dɨ/
- Portugal [vɨ.lu.siˈða.ðɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to velocidade
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is velocidade in Portuguese?
velocidade appears 66 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).