cafarnaum
Portuguese, noun/ka.faʁ.naˈũ/
cafarnaum is spelled C-A-F-A-R-N-A-U-M (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 74,594th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cafarnaum is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bedlam (a place of chaotic uproar, where confusion prevails)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “depósito de quiquilharias”.
What does cafarnaum mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebedlam (a place of chaotic uproar, where confusion prevails)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado da Bahia
noun: 1. depósito de quiquilharias 2. ferro-velho 3. lugar de desordem 4. confusão
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 cafarnaum
- cafarnauns plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cafarnaum?
- Brazil /ka.faʁ.naˈũ/
- Brazil [ka.faɦ.naˈũ]
- /ka.faɾ.naˈũ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cafarnaum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cafarnaum in Portuguese?
cafarnaum 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).