PEC
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɛ.ki/
PEC is spelled P-E-C (3 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,590th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). PEC is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “acronym of Proposta de Emenda à Constituição (“Constitutional Amendment Proposal”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does PEC mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineacronym of Proposta de Emenda à Constituição (“Constitutional Amendment Proposal”)
noun
- 1
masculineacronym of Pacto de Estabilidade e Crescimento
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. Proposta de Emenda Constitucional
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 PEC
- PECs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce PEC?
- Brazil /ˈpɛ.ki/
- Brazil /ˈpɛk/
- Portugal /ˈpɛ.kɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is PEC in Portuguese?
PEC appears 8.1 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).