cognição
Portuguese, noun/kɔɡ.niˈsɐ̃w̃/
cognição is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cognition (process of knowing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de conhecer”.
What does cognição mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecognition (process of knowing)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de conhecer 2. compreensão sensorial consciente ou inconsciente; compreensão do subjetivo
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 cognição
- cognições plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cognição?
- Portugal /kɔɡ.niˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Portugal [kɔɣ.niˈsɐ̃w̃]
- Portugal /kɔ.ɡni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cognição
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cognição in Portuguese?
cognição appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).