adolescente
Portuguese, noun/a.do.leˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/
adolescente is spelled A-D-O-L-E-S-C-E-N-T-E (11 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,874th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Adolescente is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “adolescent, teenager (child aged between thirteen and nineteen)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que está na adolescência”.
What does adolescente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineadolescent, teenage
noun
- 1
femininemasculineadolescent, teenager (child aged between thirteen and nineteen)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que adolesce 2. diz-se daquilo ou daquele que está na adolescência
noun: 1. aquele que está na adolescência
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 adolescente
- adolescentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce adolescente?
- Brazil /a.do.leˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ɐ.du.lɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/
- Portugal [ɐ.ðu.lɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to adolescente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is adolescente in Portuguese?
adolescente appears 31 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).