velocípede
Portuguese, noun/ve.loˈsi.pe.d͡ʒi/
velocípede is spelled V-E-L-O-C-Í-P-E-D-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 105,827th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Velocípede is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “velocipede (early two-wheeled conveyance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aparelho com uma ou mais rodas, e em que montam ou se assentam uma ou mais pessoas, que o impelem com os pés…”.
What does velocípede mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevelocipede (early two-wheeled conveyance)
- 2
masculinevelocipede (human-powered vehicles such as bicycles and tricycles)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que anda rapidamente ou que tem pés velozes
noun: 1. aparelho com uma ou mais rodas, e em que montam ou se assentam uma ou mais pessoas, que o impelem com os pés, usando pedais
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 velocípede
- velocípedes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce velocípede?
- Brazil /ve.loˈsi.pe.d͡ʒi/
- Portugal /vɨ.luˈsi.pɨ.dɨ/
- Portugal [vɨ.luˈsi.pɨ.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 velocípede
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is velocípede in Portuguese?
velocípede appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).