eficiente
Portuguese, adjective/e.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/
eficiente is spelled E-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,176th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eficiente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “efficient (making good use of resources)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que atinge seu objetivo ou meta no melhor tempo e com maior qualidade possível”.
What does eficiente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineefficient (making good use of resources)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que atinge seu objetivo ou meta no melhor tempo e com maior qualidade possível
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 eficiente
- eficientes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eficiente?
- Brazil /e.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /e.fiˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /i.fiˈsjẽ.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 eficiente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is eficiente in Portuguese?
eficiente appears 15 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).