certame
Portuguese, noun/seʁˈtɐ̃.mi/
certame is spelled C-E-R-T-A-M-E (7 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,223rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Certame is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a contest, especially one related to sports” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “combate, briga, contenda”.
What does certame mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea contest, especially one related to sports
- 2
masculinefight, combat
- 3
masculineargument, debate (verbal disagreement)
- 4
masculineexposition (event showing products to the public)
- 5
masculineeducative children's game
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. combate, briga, contenda 2. disputa 3. competição esportiva, campeonato, torneio 4. evento em que diferentes participantes ou grupos destes apresentam determinados produtos, criações artísticas etc., visando ou não a premiação
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 certame
- certames plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce certame?
- Brazil /seʁˈtɐ̃.mi/
- Brazil [sehˈtɐ̃.mi]
- /seɾˈtɐ̃.mi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is certame in Portuguese?
certame appears 3.0 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).