distante
Portuguese, adjective/d͡ʒisˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
distante is spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,464th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Distante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “distant; faraway” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “longe”.
What does distante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinedistant; faraway
Viajei a uma vila distante.
- 2
femininemasculinefar-removed
Me encontrei com uns primos distantes.
- 3
femininemasculinevery dissimilar
Monarquia e anarquia são conceitos políticos distantes.
- 4
femininemasculinedistant (emotionally unresponsive)
Tornamo-nos pessoas distantes após o acidente.
adverb
- 1
far (distant in space)
Moro distante daqui.
- 2
away (used when specifying a distance)
Minha casa fica uns quinhentos metros distante daqui.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. longe 2. alienado
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 distante
- distantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce distante?
- Brazil /d͡ʒisˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- /d͡ʒiʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /diʃˈtɐ̃.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 distante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is distante in Portuguese?
distante appears 25 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).