proeminente
Portuguese, adjective/pɾo.e.miˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
proeminente is spelled P-R-O-E-M-I-N-E-N-T-E (11 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,972nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proeminente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “prominent; projecting; protuberant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que sobressai”.
What does proeminente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineprominent; projecting; protuberant
- 2
femininemasculineprominent (distinguished above others)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que sobressai 2. notável
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 proeminente
- proeminentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proeminente?
- Brazil /pɾo.e.miˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /pɾu.ɨ.miˈnẽ.tɨ/
- Portugal /pɾwɨ.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 proeminente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proeminente in Portuguese?
proeminente appears 6.6 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).