pensante

adj

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The verdict

“pensante” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #53,490 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#53,490
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que é capaz de pensar; que é o cérebro:

Key facts for pensante
PropertyValue
Headwordpensante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pensante” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pensante lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for pensante is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #53,490 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for pensante in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is pensante, spelled P-E-N-S-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que é capaz de pensar; que é o cérebro:
  2. 2
    que tem ideias próprias:

Antonyms

impensantemaria-vai-com-as-outras

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pensante"?
"pensante" is spelled P-E-N-S-A-N-T-E.
What does "pensante" mean?
As an adjective, "pensante" means: que é capaz de pensar; que é o cérebro:
What language does "pensante" come from?
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Using “pensante”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-N-S-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list