fiel
Portuguese, noun/fiˈɛw/
fiel is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “believer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele em quem se confia”.
What does fiel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefaithful, loyal
A Irene é fiel ao seu marido.
- 2
femininemasculinetrue, trustworthy, accurate
noun
- 1
femininemasculinebeliever
- 2
femininemasculinechurchgoer
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. fiável, confiável 2. leal 3. seguro 4. sólido
noun: 1. aquele em quem se confia 2. crente 3. seguidor de uma crença religiosa
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 fiel
- fiéis plural
- fidelíssimo absolute superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fiel?
- Brazil /fiˈɛw/
- Brazil [fiˈɛʊ̯]
- Brazil /ˈfjɛw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fiel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fiel in Portuguese?
fiel appears 22 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).