paciência
Portuguese, noun/pa.siˈẽ.sjɐ/
paciência is spelled P-A-C-I-Ê-N-C-I-A (9 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,385th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paciência is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “patience” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade de ser paciente”.
What does paciência mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepatience
- 2
femininepatience, solitaire (card game)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. interjeição que demonstra resignação, conformação ante uma situação adversa
noun: 1. qualidade de ser paciente 2. qualidade, virtude, caracterizada por suportar as agruras da vida de modo resignado e sem queixume 3. ter perseverança com calma 4. conformação daquele que tem abulia, indolência
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 paciência
- paciências plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paciência?
- Brazil /pa.siˈẽ.sjɐ/
- Brazil /paˈsjẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal /pɐˈsjẽ.sjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paciência
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paciência in Portuguese?
paciência appears 26 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).