comum
Portuguese, adjective/koˈmũ/
comum is spelled C-O-M-U-M (5 letters) and appears 148 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 668th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Comum is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “common; frequent (occurring often or existing in many places)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “trivial, vulgar”.
What does comum mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecommon; frequent (occurring often or existing in many places)
- 2
femininemasculinecommon; mutual (shared by more than one)
- 3
femininemasculinecommon; usual; ordinary; run-of-the-mill (having no special characteristics)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. trivial, vulgar
noun: 1. o ano comum, no calendário juliano ou no gregoriano
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 comum
- comuns plural
- mais comum comparative
- o mais comum superlative
- comuníssimo superlative
- commum alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce comum?
- Brazil /koˈmũ/
- Portugal /kuˈmũ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to comum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is comum in Portuguese?
comum appears 148 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).