proficiente
Portuguese, adjective/pɾo.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/
proficiente is spelled P-R-O-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 79,437th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proficiente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “proficient; skilled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “capaz; hábil; destro; vantajoso”.
What does proficiente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineproficient; skilled
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. capaz; hábil; destro; vantajoso
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 proficiente
- proficientes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proficiente?
- Brazil /pɾo.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /pɾo.fiˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /pɾu.fiˈsjẽ.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 proficiente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proficiente in Portuguese?
proficiente appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).