característica

See also: caracteristică

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kə.ɾək.təˈɾis.ti.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ka.ɾak.teˈɾis.ti.ka]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ca‧rac‧te‧rís‧ti‧ca

Noun

característica f (plural característiques)

1. characteristic, trait

   Synonyms: tret, qualitat, propietat, atribut

Adjective

característica f sg

1. feminine singular of característic

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾakteˈɾistika/ [kɑ.ɾɑk.t̪eˈɾis̺.t̪i.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -istika
• Hyphenation: ca‧rac‧te‧rís‧ti‧ca

Noun

característica f (plural características)

1. a characteristic

Related terms

• característico

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• caraterística (Portugal)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾak.teˈɾis.t͡ʃi.kɐ/, /ka.ɾa.ki.teˈɾis.t͡ʃi.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾak.teˈɾis.t͡ʃi.kɐ/, /ka.ɾa.ki.teˈɾis.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾak.teˈɾiʃ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/, /ka.ɾa.ki.teˈɾiʃ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐk.tɨˈɾiʃ.ti.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧rac‧te‧rís‧ti‧ca

Noun

característica f (plural características)

1. characteristic (all senses)
2. feature

Adjective

característica

1. feminine singular of característico

Usage notes

• The form característica is most common in Brazil. It is also used in Portugal, though less commonly than caraterística.

Further reading

• “característica”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “característica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾaɡteˈɾistika/ [ka.ɾaɣ̞.t̪eˈɾis.t̪i.ka]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -istika
• Syllabification: ca‧rac‧te‧rís‧ti‧ca

Noun

característica f (plural características)

1. characteristic, feature

Related terms

• carácter

Adjective

característica

1. feminine singular of característico

Further reading

• “característico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025