preeminente
Portuguese, adjective/pɾe.e.miˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
preeminente is spelled P-R-E-E-M-I-N-E-N-T-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 112,486th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preeminente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “preeminent (exceeding others in quality or rank)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que ocupa o lugar mais elevado”.
What does preeminente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepreeminent (exceeding others in quality or rank)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que ocupa o lugar mais elevado 2. sublime, superior, honorífico
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 preeminente
- preeminentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preeminente?
- Brazil /pɾe.e.miˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /pɾi.ɨ.miˈnẽ.tɨ/
- Portugal /pɾjɨ.miˈnẽ.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 preeminente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preeminente in Portuguese?
preeminente appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).