Favela
German, noun/faˈveːla/
Favela is spelled F-A-V-E-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 87,510th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Favela is a German feminine noun meaning “favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Elendsviertel am Rande südamerikanischer, insbesondere brasilianischer Städte”.
What does Favela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefavela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Elendsviertel am Rande südamerikanischer, insbesondere brasilianischer Städte
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Favela
- Favelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Favela?
- /faˈveːla/
- [faˈveːla]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Favela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Favela in German?
Favela appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).