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subsequente

Portuguese, adjective

subsequente is spelled S-U-B-S-E-Q-U-E-N-T-E (11 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,678th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subsequente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “subsequent, ensuing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a diaeresis, subseqüente is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. With an accent, subseqùente is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of subsequente”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se daquilo que vem logo depois de outra coisa, seja no tempo ou no espaço”.

What does subsequente mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinesubsequent, ensuing

adjective

as subseqüente
  1. 1

    femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of subsequente; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling

adjective

as subseqùente
  1. 1

    femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of subsequente

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. diz-se daquilo que vem logo depois de outra coisa, seja no tempo ou no espaço

adjective: 1. diz-se daquilo que vem logo depois de outra coisa, seja no tempo ou no espaço

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 subsequente

  • subsequentes plural
  • subseqüente alternative
  • subseqùente alternative
  • subseqüentes plural
  • subseqùentes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to subsequente

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is subsequente in Portuguese?

subsequente appears 4.3 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).

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