proficiente

adj

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The verdict

“proficiente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #79,870 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,870
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - capaz; hábil; destro; vantajoso

Key facts for proficiente
PropertyValue
Headwordproficiente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “proficiente” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). proficiente lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

proficiente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #79,870 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "capaz; hábil; destro; vantajoso".

No generated misspelling entries exist for proficiente in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is proficiente, spelled P-R-O-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    capaz; hábil; destro; vantajoso

This word in other languages

proficient(English)perito(Español)tüchtig(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "proficiente"?
"proficiente" is spelled P-R-O-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E.
What does "proficiente" mean?
As an adjective, "proficiente" means: capaz; hábil; destro; vantajoso
What language does "proficiente" come from?
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Using “proficiente”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-O-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list