frequência
Portuguese, noun
frequência is spelled F-R-E-Q-U-Ê-N-C-I-A (10 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,566th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Frequência is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “frequency (rate of occurrence of anything)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a diaeresis, freqüência is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. With an accent, freqùência is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of frequência”. Without its accent, frequencia is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de frequentar; qualidade de frequente”.
What does frequência mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefrequency (rate of occurrence of anything)
- 2
femininefrequency
- 3
feminineattendance
- 4
feminineinformalexam
Não posso sair hoje, amanhã tenho uma frequência!
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of frequência; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of frequência
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of frequência
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de frequentar; qualidade de frequente 2. repetição de qualquer ato ou sucesso 3. convivência 4. número de vezes que um fenômeno periódico se repete em cada segundo
noun: 1. o mesmo que frequência
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 frequência
- frequências plural
- freqüência alternative
- freqùência alternative
- frequencia alternative
- freqüências plural
- freqùências plural
- frequencias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to frequência
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is frequência in Portuguese?
frequência appears 35 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).