preferência
Portuguese, noun/pɾe.feˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
preferência is spelled P-R-E-F-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A (11 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,286th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preferência is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “preference” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de preferir”.
What does preferência mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepreference
- 2
feminineright of way
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de preferir 2. manifestação de distinção ou de atenção prestada a alguém 3. prioridade
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 preferência
- preferências plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preferência?
- Brazil /pɾe.feˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal /pɾɨ.fɨˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preferência
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preferência in Portuguese?
preferência appears 15 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).