governante
Portuguese, noun/ɡo.veʁˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
governante is spelled G-O-V-E-R-N-A-N-T-E (10 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,159th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Governante is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ruler, leader of a government” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que governa”.
What does governante mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineruler, leader of a government
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que governa
noun: 1. aquele que governa
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 governante
- governantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce governante?
- Brazil /ɡo.veʁˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [ɡo.veɦˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- /ɡo.veɾˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to governante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is governante in Portuguese?
governante appears 8.7 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).