pertença
Portuguese, noun/peʁˈtẽ.sɐ/
pertença is spelled P-E-R-T-E-N-Ç-A (8 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,653rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pertença is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “allegiance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of pertencer.
What does pertença mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineallegiance
- 2
femininemembership, belonging
O nosso país está preparado para a pertença na União Europeia.
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).
Forms of pertença
- pertenças plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pertença?
- Brazil /peʁˈtẽ.sɐ/
- Brazil [pehˈtẽ.sɐ]
- /peɾˈtẽ.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pertença in Portuguese?
pertença appears 2.5 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).