sênior
Portuguese, noun
sênior is spelled S-Ê-N-I-O-R (6 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sênior is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of sénior” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, sénior is a different word: “senior (someone older than someone else)”.
What does sênior mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineBrazilian Portuguese standard spelling of sénior
noun
- 1
masculineBrazilian Portuguese standard spelling of sénior
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesenior; older
- 2
femininemasculinesenior (higher in rank, dignity or office)
- 3
femininemasculinesenior (of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience, usually the age of 18)
noun
- 1
masculinesenior (someone older than someone else)
- 2
masculinesenior (someone deserving respect or reverence)
- 3
masculinea senior athlete (an athlete above a certain age or level of experience, usually the age of 18)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. velho; veterano; antigo
adjective: 1. mais experiente
noun: 1. idoso
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 sênior
- seniores plural
- séniores nonstandard plural
- séniors nonstandard plural
- sênior alternative
- sêniores nonstandard plural
- sêniors nonstandard plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to sênior
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sênior in Portuguese?
sênior appears 5.5 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).