dezena
Portuguese, noun/deˈzẽ.nɐ/
dezena is spelled D-E-Z-E-N-A (6 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,106th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dezena is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ten (set or group with ten elements)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of dezeno. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grupo de dez”.
What does dezena mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineten (set or group with ten elements)
- 2
feminineinformaldozen (a large number)
Já te disse isso uma dezena de vezes!
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of dezeno
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grupo de dez 2. espaço de dez dias
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 dezena
- dezenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dezena?
- Brazil /deˈzẽ.nɐ/
- Portugal /dɨˈze.nɐ/
- Portugal /ˈd͡ze.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dezena
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dezena in Portuguese?
dezena appears 2.2 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).