prudente
Portuguese, adjective/pɾuˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/
prudente is spelled P-R-U-D-E-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,812th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prudente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “prudent, cautious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem ou usa de prudência”.
What does prudente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineprudent, cautious
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem ou usa de prudência 2. cauteloso na forma como procura antecipar ou evitar perigos
noun: 1. indivíduo prudente
noun: 1. sobrenome
noun: 1. prenome masculino
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 prudente
- prudentes plural
- mais prudente comparative
- o mais prudente superlative
- prudentíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prudente?
- Brazil /pɾuˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /pɾuˈdẽ.tɨ/
- Portugal [pɾuˈðẽ.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 prudente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prudente in Portuguese?
prudente appears 6.8 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).