virtual
Portuguese, adjective/viʁ.tuˈaw/
virtual is spelled V-I-R-T-U-A-L (7 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,226th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Virtual is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “virtual (in effect or essence, not in fact or reality)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se de algo simulado em computador”.
What does virtual mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinevirtual (in effect or essence, not in fact or reality)
- 2
femininemasculinevirtual (simulated in a computer)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de algo simulado em computador 2. diz-se de algo que se tem como certo
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 virtual
- virtuais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce virtual?
- Brazil /viʁ.tuˈaw/
- Brazil [vih.tuˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /viʁˈtwaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to virtual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is virtual in Portuguese?
virtual appears 42 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).