congénere
Portuguese, noun
congénere is spelled C-O-N-G-É-N-E-R-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 87,166th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Congénere is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “congener, peer, an individual of the same sort” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, congênere is a different word: “Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of congénere”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “algo ou alguém de mesma origem”.
What does congénere mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecongeneric: pertaining to the same genus
- 2
femininemasculineof the same genre, type, class, species etc.; like, similar, comparable
noun
- 1
femininemasculinecongener, peer, an individual of the same sort
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineBrazilian Portuguese standard spelling of congénere
noun
- 1
femininemasculineBrazilian Portuguese standard spelling of congénere
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem o mesmo gênero.
adjective: 1. que tem o mesmo gênero, semelhante
noun: 1. algo ou alguém de mesma origem
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 congénere
- congéneres plural
- congênere alternative Brazil
- congêneres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is congénere in Portuguese?
congénere appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).