pertence
Portuguese, noun/peʁˈtẽ.si/
pertence is spelled P-E-R-T-E-N-C-E (8 letters) and appears 38 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,420th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pertence is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “belonging (something physical that is owned)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of pertencer. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquilo que pertence a alguém”.
What does pertence mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebelonging (something physical that is owned)
Não esqueçam de pegar seus pertences após saírem do avião.
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-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. aquilo que pertence a alguém
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 pertence
- pertences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pertence?
- Brazil /peʁˈtẽ.si/
- Brazil [pehˈtẽ.si]
- /peɾˈtẽ.si/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pertence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pertence in Portuguese?
pertence appears 38 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).