doente
Portuguese, noun/duˈẽ.t͡ʃi/
doente is spelled D-O-E-N-T-E (6 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,312th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Doente is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a sick person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa enferma”.
What does doente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesick (in poor health)
- 2
femininemasculineweak
- 3
femininemasculinesad
- 4
feminineinformalmasculinemad, crazy
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea sick person
- 2
colloquialfeminineinformalmasculinea crazy or mad person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem a saúde alterada 2. enfermo 3. que sofre; que padece 4. débil; fraco
noun: 1. pessoa enferma
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 doente
- doentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce doente?
- Brazil /duˈẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /ˈdwẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /doˈẽ.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to doente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is doente in Portuguese?
doente appears 40 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).