feroz
Portuguese, adjective/feˈɾɔ(j)s/
feroz is spelled F-E-R-O-Z (5 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,534th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Feroz is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “fierce (extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se de animal bravio, selvagem”.
What does feroz mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefierce (extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage)
- 2
femininemasculinefierce (threatening in appearance or demeanor)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de animal bravio, selvagem 2. diz-se de ser humano desumano, cruel 3. impetuoso, violento 4. diz-se de evento de força inesperada
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 feroz
- ferozes plural
- mais feroz comparative
- o mais feroz superlative
- ferocíssimo superlative
- ferozinho diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce feroz?
- Brazil /feˈɾɔ(j)s/
- Brazil [feˈɾɔ(ɪ̯)s]
- /feˈɾɔ(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to feroz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is feroz in Portuguese?
feroz appears 3.9 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).