febre
Portuguese, noun/ˈfɛ.bɾi/
febre is spelled F-E-B-R-E (5 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,135th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Febre is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fever (high body temperature due to disease)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “elevação da temperatura corporal como reação do organismo a uma doença”.
What does febre mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefever (high body temperature due to disease)
O doutor disse que o rapaz está com febre.
- 2
femininecraze (a temporary passion for a new amusement or fashion)
Esse estilo musical está se tornando uma febre.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. elevação da temperatura corporal como reação do organismo a uma doença
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 febre
- febres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce febre?
- Brazil /ˈfɛ.bɾi/
- Portugal /ˈfɛ.bɾɨ/
- Portugal [ˈfɛ.βɾɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to febre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is febre in Portuguese?
febre appears 20 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).