prebenda
Portuguese, noun/pɾeˈbẽ.dɐ/
prebenda is spelled P-R-E-B-E-N-D-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 83 million words in written Portuguese, the 248,872nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prebenda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “prebend, prebendary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of prebendar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dinheiro que recebem os cônegos por co-oficiar a missa da catedral, renda eclesiástica”.
What does prebenda mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprebend, prebendary
- 2
femininesinecure
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. dinheiro que recebem os cônegos por co-oficiar a missa da catedral, renda eclesiástica 2. emprego que ocupa pouco tempo mas é lucrativo 3. pagamento, favor, benefício, concessão que um superior na hierarquia do poder faz confundindo o público com o privado
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 prebenda
- prebendas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prebenda?
- Brazil /pɾeˈbẽ.dɐ/
- Portugal /pɾɨˈbẽ.dɐ/
- Portugal [pɾɨˈβẽ.dɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is prebenda in Portuguese?
prebenda appears about once in every 83 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).