cretense
Portuguese, noun/kɾeˈtẽ.si/
cretense is spelled C-R-E-T-E-N-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 131,183rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cretense is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Cretan (person from Crete)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural de Creta ou seu habitante”.
What does cretense mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineCretan (of or relating to Crete)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineCretan (person from Crete)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ou pertencente a Creta
noun: 1. natural de Creta ou seu habitante
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 cretense
- cretenses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cretense?
- Brazil /kɾeˈtẽ.si/
- Portugal /kɾɨˈtẽ.sɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cretense
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cretense in Portuguese?
cretense appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).