potente
Portuguese, adjective/poˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/
potente is spelled P-O-T-E-N-T-E (7 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,032nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Potente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “powerful (having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “poderoso; que tem poder”.
What does potente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepowerful (having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. poderoso; que tem poder 2. persuasivo 3. que produz efeitos físicos ou químicos de monta 4. (diz-se de macho) capaz de realizar o ato sexual
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 potente
- potentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce potente?
- Brazil /poˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /puˈtẽ.tɨ/
- Portugal /pu.ˈtẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to potente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is potente in Portuguese?
potente appears 4.6 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).