pen
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɛn/
pen is spelled P-E-N (3 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,843rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pen is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pen drive, flash drive (small portable device that connects to a computer via a USB port and is used to store and/or transfer data)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno dispositivo externo e portátil utilizável à porta USB de um computador, composto de uma carcaça…”.
What does pen mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininepen drive, flash drive (small portable device that connects to a computer via a USB port and is used to store and/or transfer data)
Comprei uma pen de 16 GB.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequeno dispositivo externo e portátil utilizável à porta USB de um computador, composto de uma carcaça contendo no seu interior um banco com um ou mais chipes de memória para armazenamento de dados
abbreviation: 1. Partido Ecológico Nacional, atual Patri/PATRI (Patriota)
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 pen
- pens plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pen?
- Portugal /ˈpɛn/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pen in Portuguese?
pen appears 5.9 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).