noção
Portuguese, noun/noˈsɐ̃w̃/
noção is spelled N-O-Ç-Ã-O (5 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,261st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Noção is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “notion; idea; conception” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conhecimento elementar sobre alguma coisa”.
What does noção mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenotion; idea; conception
- 2
feminineknowledge; information; the state of being aware of something
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conhecimento elementar sobre alguma coisa 2. ideia 3. conceito
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 noção
- noções plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce noção?
- Brazil /noˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [noˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /nuˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to noção
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is noção in Portuguese?
noção appears 27 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).