catecúmeno
Portuguese, noun/ka.teˈkũ.me.nu/
catecúmeno is spelled C-A-T-E-C-Ú-M-E-N-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese, the 178,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Catecúmeno is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “catechumen (convert the Christianity prior to baptism)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que se prepara para o batismo”.
What does catecúmeno mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecatechumen (convert the Christianity prior to baptism)
adjective
- 1
being or relating to a catechumen
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquele que se prepara para o batismo 2. aquele que será iniciado em alguma atividade
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 catecúmeno
- catecúmenos plural
- catecúmena feminine
- catecúmenas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce catecúmeno?
- Brazil /ka.teˈkũ.me.nu/
- Portugal /kɐ.tɨˈku.mɨ.nu/
- /ka.te.ˈku.me.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to catecúmeno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is catecúmeno in Portuguese?
catecúmeno appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).