precoce
Portuguese, adjective/pɾeˈkɔ.si/
precoce is spelled P-R-E-C-O-C-E (7 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,325th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Precoce is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “precocious (characterised by exceptionally early occurrence or development)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que se tornou maduro antes da época ou período de tempo esperado”.
What does precoce mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineprecocious (characterised by exceptionally early occurrence or development)
- 2
femininemasculineearly, early-stage
sinais de alerta precoces.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se tornou maduro antes da época ou período de tempo esperado 2. que se desenvolve de forma prematura 3. que está adiantado em seu desenvolvimento, sobretudo psicológico
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 precoce
- precoces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce precoce?
- Brazil /pɾeˈkɔ.si/
- Portugal /pɾɨˈkɔ.sɨ/
- Brazil /pɾeˈkɔsj/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to precoce
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is precoce in Portuguese?
precoce appears 6.3 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).