tranquilizante
Portuguese, noun
tranquilizante is spelled T-R-A-N-Q-U-I-L-I-Z-A-N-T-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 68,701st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tranquilizante is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “tranquiliser (drug used to reduce anxiety or tension)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, tranqùilizante is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of tranquilizante”. With a diaeresis, tranqüilizante is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “medicamento de ação neurossedativa”.
What does tranquilizante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinewhich tranquilises, calms down
noun
- 1
masculinetranquiliser (drug used to reduce anxiety or tension)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of tranquilizante
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of tranquilizante
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of tranquilizante; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of tranquilizante; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. o mesmo que tranquilizador
noun: 1. medicamento de ação neurossedativa
adjective: 1. vide tranquilizante
noun: 1. vide tranquilizante
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 tranquilizante
- tranquilizantes plural
- tranqüilizante alternative
- tranqùilizante alternative
- tranqùilizantes plural
- tranqüilizantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to tranquilizante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tranquilizante in Portuguese?
tranquilizante appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).