principiante
Portuguese, noun/pɾĩ.si.piˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
principiante is spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-I-A-N-T-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 46,230th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Principiante is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “beginner (an inexperienced person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aprendiz”.
What does principiante mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinebeginner (an inexperienced person)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que principia ou começa
noun: 1. aprendiz 2. novato
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 principiante
- principiantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce principiante?
- Brazil /pɾĩ.si.piˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /pɾĩ.siˈpjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /pɾĩ.siˈpjɐ̃.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 principiante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is principiante in Portuguese?
principiante 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).