cem
Portuguese, noun/ˈsẽj̃/
cem is spelled C-E-M (3 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,194th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cem is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a value of one hundred” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cem mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineone hundred (100)
Vieram cem pessoas.
noun
- 1
masculinea value of one hundred
Tirei um cem na prova.
- 2
masculinea figure representing one hundred (such as 100 or C)
Está vendo aquele cem?
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
number: 1. número equivalente a dez dezenas; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha uma centena de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 100 (algarismos arábicos) ou C (algarismos romanos)
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 cem
- cento alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cem?
- Brazil /ˈsẽj̃/
- Brazil [ˈsẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /ˈsɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cem in Portuguese?
cem appears 28 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).