delinquente
Portuguese, noun/de.lĩˈkwẽ.t͡ʃi/
delinquente is spelled D-E-L-I-N-Q-U-E-N-T-E (11 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 27,005th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Delinquente is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “delinquent (one who breaks the law)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que delinquiu”.
What does delinquente mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinedelinquent (one who breaks the law)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que delinquiu
noun: 1. aquele que delinquiu
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 delinquente
- delinquentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce delinquente?
- Brazil /de.lĩˈkwẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /dɨ.lĩˈkwẽ.tɨ/
- Portugal /dɨ.lĩ.ˈkwẽ.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 delinquente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is delinquente in Portuguese?
delinquente appears 1.4 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).