esfinge
Portuguese, noun/isˈfĩ.ʒi/
esfinge is spelled E-S-F-I-N-G-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 34,608th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esfinge is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sphinx” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “criatura mitológica híbrida, com corpo de leão e cabeça de mulher, que propunha enigmas, devorando aqueles…”.
What does esfinge mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesphinx
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. criatura mitológica híbrida, com corpo de leão e cabeça de mulher, que propunha enigmas, devorando aqueles que desconheciam suas respostas 2. estátua desta criatura 3. pessoa enigmática, misteriosa
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 esfinge
- esfinges plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esfinge?
- Brazil /isˈfĩ.ʒi/
- Brazil /esˈfĩ.ʒi/
- /iʃˈfĩ.ʒi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to esfinge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is esfinge in Portuguese?
esfinge appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).