passe
Portuguese, noun/ˈpa.si/
passe is spelled P-A-S-S-E (5 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,312th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Passe is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pass (document granting admission or permission to pass)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of passar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “licença, permissão”.
What does passe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepass (document granting admission or permission to pass)
- 2
masculinepass (the act of moving the ball to another player)
- 3
masculinean employment contract
- 4
masculinepass (the act of tricking the bull into running through the cape)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. licença, permissão 2. passagem 3. lançamento de bola de um jogador para outro 4. vínculo entre um atleta profissional e o clube ou agremiação que o contrata
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 passe
- passes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce passe?
- Brazil /ˈpa.si/
- Portugal /ˈpa.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 passe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is passe in Portuguese?
passe appears 40 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).