proficiência
Portuguese, noun/pɾo.fi.siˈẽ.sjɐ/
proficiência is spelled P-R-O-F-I-C-I-Ê-N-C-I-A (12 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 31,281st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proficiência is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “proficiency; ability; skill; competence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade de quem é proficiente; habilidade, competência”.
What does proficiência mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineproficiency; ability; skill; competence
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualidade de quem é proficiente; habilidade, competência 2. vantagem, proveito
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 proficiência
- proficiências plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proficiência?
- Brazil /pɾo.fi.siˈẽ.sjɐ/
- Brazil /pɾo.fiˈsjẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal /pɾu.fiˈsjẽ.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 proficiência
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proficiência in Portuguese?
proficiência appears 1.1 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).