abade
Portuguese, noun/aˈba.d͡ʒi/
abade is spelled A-B-A-D-E (5 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,354th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abade is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cargo superior de uma abadia ou ordem religiosa”.
What does abade mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineabbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cargo superior de uma abadia ou ordem religiosa 2. designação aplicada a monges e eremitas, sobretudo aos de idade avançada e conduta digna 3. cura de certas freguesias 4. pessoa bem nutrida, serena e livre de aflições
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 abade
- abades plural
- abadessa feminine
- abadessas feminine plural
- abbade alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abade?
- Brazil /aˈba.d͡ʒi/
- Portugal /ɐˈba.dɨ/
- Portugal [ɐˈβa.ðɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abade
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abade in Portuguese?
abade appears 2.5 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).