pujante

/pu.ˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/

//pu.ˈʒɐ̃.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“pujante” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,634 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,634
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tem pujança

Key facts for pujante
PropertyValue
Headwordpujante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pu.ˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,634
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pujante” 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). pujante 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

pujante is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,634 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pu.ˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pujante, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is pujante, spelled P-U-J-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem pujança
  2. 2
    que tem poderio; poderoso
  3. 3
    que tem grande força; possante, forte, robusto
  4. 4
    bem desenvolvido; viçoso, exuberante, frondoso
  5. 5
    em que há abundância; profuso, rico, copioso
  6. 6
    que produz muito; fértil, fecundo, produtivo

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 "pujante"?
"pujante" is spelled P-U-J-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pu.ˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "pujante" mean?
As an adjective, "pujante" means: que tem pujança
How do you pronounce "pujante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pujante" is /pu.ˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pujante" come from?
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Using “pujante”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-U-J-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pu.ˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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