concepção
Portuguese, noun/kõ.sepˈsɐ̃w̃/
concepção is spelled C-O-N-C-E-P-Ç-Ã-O (9 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,280th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Concepção is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “conception (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de conceber”.
What does concepção mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconception (all senses)
- 2
feminineidea
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 conceber: 2. momento em que o espermatozoide se funde ao óvulo: 3. conceito:
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 concepção
- concepções plural
- conceção alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce concepção?
- Brazil /kõ.sepˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [kõ.sepˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /kõ.se.piˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to concepção
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is concepção in Portuguese?
concepção appears 12 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).