vertical
Portuguese, adjective/veʁ.t͡ʃiˈkaw/
vertical is spelled V-E-R-T-I-C-A-L (8 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,020th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vertical is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “vertical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que segue a direção da gravidade, tal como o fio-de-prumo”.
What does vertical mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que segue a direção da gravidade, tal como o fio-de-prumo 2. que é perpendicular à superfície da água em repouso 3. com personalidade, inflexível na defesa de valores
noun: 1. a direção da gravidade
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 vertical
- verticais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vertical?
- Brazil /veʁ.t͡ʃiˈkaw/
- Brazil [veh.t͡ʃiˈkaʊ̯]
- /veɾ.t͡ʃiˈkaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vertical
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vertical in Portuguese?
vertical appears 8.9 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).