PM
Portuguese, noun/ˌpeˈẽ.mi/
PM is spelled P-M (2 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,133rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). PM is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “initialism of polícia militar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does PM mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineinitialism of polícia militar
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineinitialism of policial militar
noun
- 1
masculineinitialism of primeiro-ministro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. policial militar
abbreviation: 1. post meridiem 2. Polícia Marítima 3. Polícia Militar
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 PM
- PMs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce PM?
- Brazil /ˌpeˈẽ.mi/
- Portugal /ˌpeˈe.mɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is PM in Portuguese?
PM appears 28 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).