carente
Portuguese, adjective/kaˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/
carente is spelled C-A-R-E-N-T-E (7 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,234th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “destitute; in need (of); devoid (of) (lacking something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que nada possui; carecente, despossuído”.
What does carente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinedestitute; in need (of); devoid (of) (lacking something)
Essa região está carente de florestas.
- 2
femininemasculinedestitute; poor (lacking money)
Eles não dão a mínima para as famílias carentes.
- 3
femininemasculinein need of emotional connection
Desde que seus filhos morreram, ela está carente o tempo inteiro.
- 4
femininemasculineneedy (desiring constant affirmation, lacking in self confidence)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que nada possui; carecente, despossuído 2. que tem necessidade, que precisa; carecente, necessitado
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 carente
- carentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carente?
- Brazil /kaˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /kɐˈɾẽ.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 carente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carente in Portuguese?
carente appears 4.5 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).