pertinaz
Portuguese, adjective/peʁ.t͡ʃiˈna(j)s/
pertinaz is spelled P-E-R-T-I-N-A-Z (8 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese, the 148,558th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pertinaz is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “pertinacious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “teimoso, persistente, com muita tenacidade, obstinado”.
What does pertinaz mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepertinacious
- 2
femininemasculineobstinate
- 3
femininemasculinepersistent
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. teimoso, persistente, com muita tenacidade, obstinado:
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 pertinaz
- pertinazes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pertinaz?
- Brazil /peʁ.t͡ʃiˈna(j)s/
- Brazil [peh.t͡ʃiˈna(ɪ̯)s]
- /peɾ.t͡ʃiˈna(j)s/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pertinaz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pertinaz in Portuguese?
pertinaz appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).