eugênica
Portuguese, noun
eugênica is spelled E-U-G-Ê-N-I-C-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese, the 178,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eugênica is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “synonym of eugenia (“eugenics”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of eugênico. With an accent, eugénica is a different word: “European Portuguese standard spelling of eugênica”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ciência que estuda as condições mais propícias à reprodução e melhoramento da raça humana”.
What does eugênica mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesynonym of eugenia (“eugenics”)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of eugênico
noun
- 1
feminineEuropean Portuguese standard spelling of eugênica
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of eugénico
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ciência que estuda as condições mais propícias à reprodução e melhoramento da raça humana
noun: 1. ciência que estuda as condições mais propícias à reprodução e melhoramento da raça humana
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 eugênica
- eugênicas plural
- eugénica alternative
- eugénicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is eugênica in Portuguese?
eugênica appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).