fonte
Portuguese, noun/ˈfõ.t͡ʃi/
fonte is spelled F-O-N-T-E (5 letters) and appears 110 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 889th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fonte is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “spring (water source)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar onde nasce água”.
What does fonte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespring (water source)
- 2
femininefountain
- 3
femininesource (that from which something comes or is acquired)
- 4
femininetemple of the head
- 5
femininepower supply unit
noun
- 1
femininefont
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lugar onde nasce água 2. chafariz ou bica por onde corre água 3. cada um dos lados da região temporal 4. texto original de uma obra
noun: 1. o mesmo que código-fonte, mais usado em plural: fontes
noun: 1. fonte tipográfica; padrão de letras e signos sob um mesmo desenho
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 fonte
- fontes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fonte?
- Brazil /ˈfõ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈfõ.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 fonte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fonte in Portuguese?
fonte appears 110 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).