preconceito
Portuguese, noun/pɾe.kõˈsej.tu/
preconceito is spelled P-R-E-C-O-N-C-E-I-T-O (11 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,969th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preconceito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “prejudice, preconception (adverse judgement formed beforehand)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conceito formado com base em julgamento próprio que exige tom depreciativo da diferença”.
What does preconceito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprejudice, preconception (adverse judgement formed beforehand)
- 2
masculineprejudice (any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative)
- 3
masculinea single instance of prejudice
- 4
masculinea superstitious aversion to something
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conceito formado com base em julgamento próprio que exige tom depreciativo da diferença 2. análise tendenciosa 3. discriminação provocativa
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 preconceito
- preconceitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preconceito?
- Brazil /pɾe.kõˈsej.tu/
- Brazil [pɾe.kõˈseɪ̯.tu]
- Portugal /pɾɨ.kõˈsɐj.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preconceito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preconceito in Portuguese?
preconceito appears 21 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).