insolência
Portuguese, noun/ĩ.soˈlẽ.sjɐ/
insolência is spelled I-N-S-O-L-Ê-N-C-I-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 70,861st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insolência is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “insolence (arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade ou caráter de insolente; atrevimento, ousadia, desaforo”.
What does insolência mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinsolence (arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualidade ou caráter de insolente; atrevimento, ousadia, desaforo
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 insolência
- insolências plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insolência?
- Brazil /ĩ.soˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal /ĩ.suˈlẽ.sjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to insolência
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is insolência in Portuguese?
insolência appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).