vigente
Portuguese, adjective/viˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/
vigente is spelled V-I-G-E-N-T-E (7 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,452nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vigente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “in force, in effect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que vige; que está em vigor”.
What does vigente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinein force, in effect
- 2
femininemasculinecurrent, in use
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que vige; que está em vigor
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 vigente
- vigentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vigente?
- Brazil /viˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /viˈʒẽ.tɨ/
- Portugal /biˈʒẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vigente in Portuguese?
vigente appears 7.1 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).