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francez

Portuguese, noun

francez is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of francês” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does francez mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of francês

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of francês

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of francês

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of francez

  • franceza feminine
  • francezes masculine plural
  • francezas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How common is francez in Portuguese?

francez appears about once in every 65 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).