fervente
Portuguese, adjective/feʁˈvẽ.t͡ʃi/
fervente is spelled F-E-R-V-E-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fervente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “boiling (that is boiling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que ferve”.
What does fervente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineboiling (that is boiling)
- 2
femininemasculinefervent (exhibiting enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence or belief)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que ferve 2. ardente 3. tempestuoso 4. o mesmo que fervescente
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 fervente
- ferventes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fervente?
- Brazil /feʁˈvẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [feɦˈvẽ.t͡ʃi]
- /feɾˈvẽ.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 fervente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fervente in Portuguese?
fervente appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).