diligente
Portuguese, adjective/d͡ʒi.liˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/
diligente is spelled D-I-L-I-G-E-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 51,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diligente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “assiduous; industrious; diligent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que trabalha com gosto e dedicação”.
What does diligente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineassiduous; industrious; diligent
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que trabalha com gosto e dedicação 2. ligeiro, rápido de raciocínio
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 diligente
- diligentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diligente?
- Brazil /d͡ʒi.liˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /dɨ.liˈʒẽ.tɨ/
- Portugal /di.liˈʒẽ.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 diligente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diligente in Portuguese?
diligente appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).