nuance
Portuguese, noun/nuˈɐ̃.si/
nuance is spelled N-U-A-N-C-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 47,790th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nuance is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gradation of colour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cada um dos diferentes graus pelos quais pode passar uma cor, mantendo o nome que a distingue das outras”.
What does nuance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegradation of colour
- 2
femininenuance:
- 3
femininenuance:
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cada um dos diferentes graus pelos quais pode passar uma cor, mantendo o nome que a distingue das outras 2. diferença delicada e quase imperceptível que se encontra entre duas coisas semelhantes 3. sinais que indicam a maior ou menor intensidade que deve ter o som de um instrumento ou voz
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 nuance
- nuances plural
- nuança alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nuance?
- Brazil /nuˈɐ̃.si/
- Brazil /ˈnwɐ̃.si/
- Portugal /ˈnwɐ̃.sɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nuance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nuance in Portuguese?
nuance appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).