licenciatura
Portuguese, noun/li.sẽ.si.aˈtu.ɾɐ/
licenciatura is spelled L-I-C-E-N-C-I-A-T-U-R-A (12 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,602nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Licenciatura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “licensure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de licenciar”.
What does licenciatura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelicensure
- 2
Portugalfemininethe academic degree earned for finishing a course with the duration of four, five or, in some cases, six years
- 3
Portugalfemininethe academic degree earned for finishing the first study cycle
- 4
Brazilfemininean academic degree which allows the person to teach primary and secondary education
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de licenciar 2. grau universitário concedido ao fim do primeiro ciclo de estudos superiores 3. grau universitário que autoriza seu recebedor a ministrar aulas de ensino médio 4. ato de graduar alguém em licenciatura
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 licenciatura
- licenciaturas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce licenciatura?
- Brazil /li.sẽ.si.aˈtu.ɾɐ/
- Brazil /li.sẽ.sjaˈtu.ɾɐ/
- Portugal /li.sẽ.sjɐˈtu.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is licenciatura in Portuguese?
licenciatura appears 5.4 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).