capita

This is the 2019th most frequent Portuguese word.


capita

"Capita" in Portuguese means "per head" or "per person."


Used as a Latin term incorporated into the Portuguese language meaning 'per person', commonly used in economics and demographics.

A cidade tem uma renda per capita alta.

The city has a high per capita income.


Refers to 'captain' in Portuguese, denoting the leader of a group, team, or vessel.

Ela é a capitã do time.

She is the captain of the team.


Once again signifies 'per person', used formally in reports or analyses to denote individual distribution.

O documento explica os dados per capita da população brasileira.

The document explains the per capita data of the Brazilian population.