fidúcia
Portuguese, noun/fiˈdu.sjɐ/
fidúcia is spelled F-I-D-Ú-C-I-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 89 million words in written Portuguese, the 255,764th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fidúcia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “trust, confidence, security” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “confiança, certeza, segurança”.
What does fidúcia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetrust, confidence, security
- 2
derogatoryfemininean audacious act, an outrage
- 3
derogatoryfemininepresumption, boastfulness
- 4
femininea tax over a property that belongs to the fiduciary until their death, after which it is transferred to the heir
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. confiança, certeza, segurança 2. ousadia, audácia
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 fidúcia
- fidúcias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fidúcia?
- Brazil /fiˈdu.sjɐ/
- Portugal /fiˈdu.sjɐ/
- Portugal [fiˈðu.sjɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fidúcia in Portuguese?
fidúcia appears about once in every 89 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).