frequente
Portuguese, adjective
frequente is spelled F-R-E-Q-U-E-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,260th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Frequente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “frequent (done or occurring often; common)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an inflection of frequentar. With a diaeresis, freqüente is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. With an accent, freqùente is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of freqùente”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que se dá muitas vezes”.
What does frequente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefrequent (done or occurring often; common)
For quotations using this term, see Citations:frequente.
verb
- 1
inflection of frequentar
For quotations using this term, see Citations:frequentar.
- 2
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 3
third-person singular imperative
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of frequente; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of freqùente
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se dá muitas vezes 2. continuado, mas com pequenas interrupções; amiudado; repetido; constante 3. assíduo; aplicado; diligente
adjective: 1. vide frequente
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 frequente
- frequentes plural
- mais frequente comparative
- o mais frequente superlative
- frequentíssimo superlative
- freqüente alternative
- freqùente alternative
- freqüentes plural
- freqùentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to frequente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is frequente in Portuguese?
frequente appears 10 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).