pretenso
Portuguese, adjective/pɾeˈtẽ.su/
pretenso is spelled P-R-E-T-E-N-S-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 46,230th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pretenso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “supposed; ostensible (presumed to be)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does pretenso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
supposed; ostensible (presumed to be)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of pretenso
- pretensa feminine
- pretensos masculine plural
- pretensas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pretenso?
- Brazil /pɾeˈtẽ.su/
- Portugal /pɾɨˈtẽ.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pretenso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pretenso in Portuguese?
pretenso appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).