ajuste
Portuguese, noun/aˈʒus.t͡ʃi/
ajuste is spelled A-J-U-S-T-E (6 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,812th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ajuste is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “adjustment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of ajustar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “acordo, contrato, pacto”.
What does ajuste mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineadjustment
- 2
masculinesetting (electronics)
- 3
masculinebargain or agreement
ajuste direto is a direct contract as opposed to one put out for tender
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. acordo, contrato, pacto 2. correção, ajustamento, ajustagem
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 ajuste
- ajustes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ajuste?
- Brazil /aˈʒus.t͡ʃi/
- /aˈʒuʃ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ɐˈʒuʃ.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 ajuste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ajuste in Portuguese?
ajuste appears 6.8 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).