simples
Portuguese, adjective/ˈsĩ.plis/
simples is spelled S-I-M-P-L-E-S (7 letters) and appears 135 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 727th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Simples is a Portuguese adjective meaning “simple” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se do que não é complicado, seja em aparência ou composição”.
What does simples mean in English?
adjective
- 1
simple
- 2
BrazilGenerally lower-class; uneducated and/or poor.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se do que não é complicado, seja em aparência ou composição 2. feito de poucas partes ou elementos 3. sem conotações escondidas 4. comum
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.
How do you pronounce simples?
- Brazil /ˈsĩ.plis/
- /ˈsĩ.pliʃ/
- Portugal /ˈsĩ.plɨʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to simples
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is simples in Portuguese?
simples appears 135 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).