pronunciação
Portuguese, noun/pɾo.nũ.si.aˈsɐ̃w̃/
pronunciação is spelled P-R-O-N-U-N-C-I-A-Ç-Ã-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 133,944th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pronunciação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pronunciation (way in which words are pronounced)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou modo de pronunciar”.
What does pronunciação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepronunciation (way in which words are pronounced)
- 2
femininepronouncement; announcement
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou modo de pronunciar 2. articulação dos sons das palavras 3. despacho do juiz indicando o réu como autor ou cúmplice de crime
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 pronunciação
- pronunciações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pronunciação?
- Brazil /pɾo.nũ.si.aˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [pɾo.nũ.si.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /pɾo.nũ.sjaˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pronunciação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pronunciação in Portuguese?
pronunciação appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).