Portuguese Body Vocabulary

Here are Portuguese words for body to start with: orelha (ear), olho (eye), mão (hand), cabeça (head). Below are 56 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists.

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Body Basics

A1–A2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
earorelhanounA1
eyeolhonounA1
handmãonounA1
headcabeçanounA1
legpernanounA1
mouthbocanounA1
nosenariznounA1
toededo do pénounA2

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Body Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
armbraçonounA1
boneossonounA1
neckpescoçonounA1
shoulderombronounA1
ankletornozelonounA2
bloodsanguenounA2
chestpeitonounA2
backcostasnounB1

Body Advanced

A1–B2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
haircabelonounA1
kneejoelhonounA1
facerostonounA2
hipancanounB1
liverfígadonounB1
collarboneclavículanounB2
facialfacialadjB2
respiratoryrespiratórioadjB2

Anatomy

A2–B1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
cheekbochechanounA2
chinqueixonounA2
liplábionounA2
heelcalcanharnounB1
palmpalma da mãonounB1
skullcrânionounB1
spinecoluna vertebralnounB1
veinveianounB1

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Face & Head

B1–B2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
earlobelóbulo da orelhanounB1
irisírisnounB1
tonguelínguanounB1
corneacórneanounB2
eardrumtímpanonounB2
eyelashcílionounB2
nostrilnarinanounB2
retinaretinanounB2

Internal Organs

A1–B2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
braincérebronounA1
appendixapêndicenounB1
bladderbexiganounB1
ovaryovárionounB2
prostatepróstatanounB2
spleenbaçonounB2
testicletestículonounB2
uterusúteronounB2

Muscles & Skeleton

B1–B2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
abdominalabdominaladjB1
calfbarriga da pernanounB1
femurfémurnounB2
fibulafíbulanounB2
gluteusglúteonounB2
pectoralpeitoralnounB2
tibiatíbianounB2
trapeziustrapézionounB2

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for body. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Portuguese words should I learn for body?

You could start with words like orelha (ear), olho (eye), mão (hand), cabeça (head). This page lists 56 Portuguese words for body (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Portuguese words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Portuguese words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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