presciência
Portuguese, noun/pɾe.siˈẽ.sjɐ/
presciência is spelled P-R-E-S-C-I-Ê-N-C-I-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 107,947th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Presciência is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “foresight (ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “previsão”.
What does presciência mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineforesight (ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. previsão
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 presciência
- presciências plural
- preciência alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce presciência?
- Brazil /pɾe.siˈẽ.sjɐ/
- Brazil /pɾeˈsjẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal /pɾɨʃˈsjẽ.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 presciência
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is presciência in Portuguese?
presciência appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).