imperceptível
Portuguese, adjective/ĩ.peʁ.se.piˈt͡ʃi.vew/
imperceptível is spelled I-M-P-E-R-C-E-P-T-Í-V-E-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,837th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Imperceptível is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “imperceptible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que não é perceptível; que se não pode perceber”.
What does imperceptível mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineimperceptible
- 2
femininemasculineinconspicuous
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que não é perceptível; que se não pode perceber 2. que se não avista bem; que mal se distingue 3. insignificante; pequenino
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 imperceptível
- imperceptíveis plural
- impercetível alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce imperceptível?
- Brazil /ĩ.peʁ.se.piˈt͡ʃi.vew/
- Brazil [ĩ.peh.se.piˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]
- Brazil /ĩ.peʁ.sepˈt͡ʃi.vew/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to imperceptível
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is imperceptível in Portuguese?
imperceptível appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).