acepção
Portuguese, noun/a.sepˈsɐ̃w̃/
acepção is spelled A-C-E-P-Ç-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,523rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acepção is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sense (single meaning of a word)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sentido que pode ser tomado a uma expressão ou uma palavra”.
What does acepção mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesense (single meaning of a word)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sentido que pode ser tomado a uma expressão ou uma palavra 2. interpretação 3. significação
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 acepção
- acepções plural
- aceção alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce acepção?
- Brazil /a.sepˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [a.sepˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɐ.sɛpˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is acepção in Portuguese?
acepção appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).