vórtice
Portuguese, noun/ˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.si/
vórtice is spelled V-Ó-R-T-I-C-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 46,725th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vórtice is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “vortex (a whirlpool or whirlwind)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “movimento forte e giratório; remoinho, turbilhão, voragem”.
What does vórtice mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevortex (a whirlpool or whirlwind)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. movimento forte e giratório; remoinho, turbilhão, voragem 2. disposição concêntrica e raiada de certos órgãos 3. movimento intenso de forma espiralada numa região limitada de um fluido
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 vórtice
- vórtices plural
- vórtex alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vórtice?
- Brazil /ˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.si/
- Brazil [ˈvɔh.t͡ʃi.si]
- /ˈvɔɾ.t͡ʃi.si/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vórtice
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vórtice in Portuguese?
vórtice appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).