miscigenação
Portuguese, noun/mi.si.ʒe.naˈsɐ̃w̃/
miscigenação is spelled M-I-S-C-I-G-E-N-A-Ç-Ã-O (12 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,037th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Miscigenação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “miscegenation (the mixing or blending of races)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does miscigenação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemiscegenation (the mixing or blending of races)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of miscigenação
- miscigenações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce miscigenação?
- Brazil /mi.si.ʒe.naˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [mi.si.ʒe.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /miʃ.si.ʒɨ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to miscigenação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is miscigenação in Portuguese?
miscigenação appears 1.2 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).