adesão
Portuguese, noun/a.deˈzɐ̃w̃/
adesão is spelled A-D-E-S-Ã-O (6 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,384th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Adesão is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “accession; admission” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato, processo ou efeito de aderir”.
What does adesão mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineaccession; admission
- 2
feminineadherence
- 3
femininesupport; adoption
- 4
femininemembership; admission; affiliation
- 5
femininecoherence
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato, processo ou efeito de aderir 2. ação de ligar-se fisicamente, e de modo estreito, a alguma coisa 3. aceitação dos princípios de (uma ideia, uma doutrina, um modo de vida etc.); apoio, aprovação, reconhecimento 4. inscrição em partido político, associação, etc.
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 adesão
- adesões plural
- adhesão alternative obsolete
- adhesaõ alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce adesão?
- Brazil /a.deˈzɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [a.deˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɐ.dɨˈzɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to adesão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is adesão in Portuguese?
adesão appears 12 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).