fama
Portuguese, noun/ˈfɐ̃.mɐ/
fama is spelled F-A-M-A (4 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,755th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fama is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fame” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conceito (bom ou mau) que um grupo humano tem de alguém ou de algo; reputação”.
What does fama mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefame
Ele entrou para o hall da fama.
- 2
femininereputation
Esse homem tem má fama.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conceito (bom ou mau) que um grupo humano tem de alguém ou de algo; reputação 2. notícia infundada ou de fonte desconhecida; boato
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Minas Gerais
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 fama
- famas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fama?
- Brazil /ˈfɐ̃.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈfɐ.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈfa.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 fama
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fama in Portuguese?
fama appears 23 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).