instantâneo
Portuguese, adjective/ĩs.tɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.nju/
instantâneo is spelled I-N-S-T-A-N-T-Â-N-E-O (11 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,696th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Instantâneo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “instantaneous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se de algo que só dura um instante; momentâneo”.
What does instantâneo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
instantaneous
- 2
instant
- 3
momentary
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de algo que só dura um instante; momentâneo
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 instantâneo
- instantânea feminine
- instantâneos masculine plural
- instantâneas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce instantâneo?
- Brazil /ĩs.tɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.nju/
- /ĩʃ.tɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.nju/
- Portugal /ĩʃ.tɐ̃ˈtɐ.nju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to instantâneo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is instantâneo in Portuguese?
instantâneo appears 3.2 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).