DNA
Portuguese, noun/ˈde ˈẽ.ne. ˈa/
DNA is spelled D-N-A (3 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,969th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). DNA is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of ADN” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ácido desoxirribonucleico”.
What does DNA mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of ADN
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ácido desoxirribonucleico
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 DNA
- DNAs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce DNA?
- Brazil /ˈde ˈẽ.ne. ˈa/
- Portugal /ˈde ˈɛ.nɨ. ˈa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is DNA in Portuguese?
DNA appears 21 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).