recompensa
Portuguese, noun/ʁe.kõˈpẽ.sɐ/
recompensa is spelled R-E-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A (10 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,260th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Recompensa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the act of rewarding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of recompensar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “prêmio ou remuneração concedida em reconhecimento a determinado ato”.
What does recompensa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe act of rewarding
- 2
femininereward (something of value given in return for an act)
- 3
femininebounty (reward for some specific act)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prêmio ou remuneração concedida em reconhecimento a determinado ato 2. indenização
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 recompensa
- recompensas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recompensa?
- Brazil /ʁe.kõˈpẽ.sɐ/
- Brazil [he.kõˈpẽ.sɐ]
- /ʁe.kõˈpẽ.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to recompensa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is recompensa in Portuguese?
recompensa appears 10 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).