jovem
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒɔ.vẽj̃/
jovem is spelled J-O-V-E-M (5 letters) and appears 178 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 534th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jovem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “youngster (young person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa nova, de pouca idade e, variando com o contexto, com cerca de 10, 18, 21 ou 30 anos”.
What does jovem mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineyoung, youthful
Minhas tias são jovens.
noun
- 1
femininemasculineyoungster (young person)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. em idade juvenil; moço; novo
noun: 1. pessoa nova, de pouca idade e, variando com o contexto, com cerca de 10, 18, 21 ou 30 anos 2. indivíduo que compreende a faixa etária dos 10 aos 24 anos, da adolescência até a idade adulta
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 jovem
- jovens plural
- joven alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jovem?
- Brazil /ˈʒɔ.vẽj̃/
- Brazil [ˈʒɔ.vẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /ˈʒɔ.vɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jovem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jovem in Portuguese?
jovem appears 178 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).