competente
Portuguese, adjective/kõ.peˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/
competente is spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E (10 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,678th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Competente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “competent (having sufficient skill, knowledge or qualifications)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem competência”.
What does competente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecompetent (having sufficient skill, knowledge or qualifications)
- 2
femininemasculinecompetent (adequate for the purpose)
- 3
femininemasculinecompetent (having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem competência
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 competente
- competentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce competente?
- Brazil /kõ.peˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /kõ.pɨˈtẽ.tɨ/
- Portugal /kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.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 competente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is competente in Portuguese?
competente appears 4.3 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).