assistencial
Portuguese, adjective/a.sis.tẽ.siˈaw/
assistencial is spelled A-S-S-I-S-T-E-N-C-I-A-L (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 50,402nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Assistencial is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “of, relating to, or that offers assistance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que diz respeito à assistência ou relativo a ela”.
What does assistencial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof, relating to, or that offers assistance
- 2
femininemasculineof or relating to state welfare
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que diz respeito à assistência ou relativo a ela 2. que presta ou tem intenção de fazer assistência ativa
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 assistencial
- assistenciais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce assistencial?
- Brazil /a.sis.tẽ.siˈaw/
- Brazil [a.sis.tẽ.siˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /a.sis.tẽˈsjaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is assistencial in Portuguese?
assistencial appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).