ponte
Portuguese, noun/ˈpõ.t͡ʃi/
ponte is spelled P-O-N-T-E (5 letters) and appears 51 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,846th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ponte is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “construção que liga dois locais separados por superfície líquida ou por depressão”.
What does ponte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
- 2
femininebypass (a passage created around a damaged organ)
- 3
femininebridge (anything that connects separate things)
- 4
Portugalfemininelong weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. construção que liga dois locais separados por superfície líquida ou por depressão 2. prótese dentária 3. recurso intermediário, usado por algum tempo, até conseguir algo mais vantajoso posteriormente 4. parte de uma obra musical que vem após a apresentação do tema principal e que contrasta e prepara até o reaparecimento deste tema ou do refrão
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 ponte
- pontes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ponte?
- Brazil /ˈpõ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈpõ.tɨ/
- /ˈpõw.tʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ponte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ponte in Portuguese?
ponte appears 51 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).