calma
Portuguese, noun/ˈkaw.mɐ/
calma is spelled C-A-L-M-A (5 letters) and appears 60 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,607th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calma is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “calm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of calmo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ausência de vento”.
What does calma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecalm
- 2
femininetranquility
- 3
feminineobsoleteheat produced by the sun
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of calmo
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. expressa incitamento a apaziguação em uma situação tensa
noun: 1. ausência de vento 2. tranquilidade, paz de espírito, sossego
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 calma
- calmas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calma?
- Brazil /ˈkaw.mɐ/
- Brazil [ˈkaʊ̯.mɐ]
- Portugal /ˈkal.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calma in Portuguese?
calma appears 60 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).