discriminação
Portuguese, noun/d͡ʒis.kɾi.mi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/
discriminação is spelled D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O (13 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,626th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Discriminação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “discrimination (unfair treatment on the basis of prejudice)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de discriminar”.
What does discriminação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediscrimination (unfair treatment on the basis of prejudice)
- 2
femininediscernment (distinguishing between things)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de discriminar 2. ato de fazer uma distinção a favor ou contra uma pessoa ou coisa baseado no grupo, classe ou categoria ao qual ela pertence ao invés de no mérito individual 3. capacidade de fazer distinções finas
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 discriminação
- discriminações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce discriminação?
- Brazil /d͡ʒis.kɾi.mi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [d͡ʒis.kɾi.mi.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /d͡ʒiʃ.kɾi.mi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to discriminação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is discriminação in Portuguese?
discriminação appears 11 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).