gafe
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡa.fi/
gafe is spelled G-A-F-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,381st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gafe is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gaffe (a foolish error, especially one made in public)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ação ou palavra impensada que involuntariamente causa constrangimento ao autor e/ou às pessoas a ele próximas”.
What does gafe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegaffe (a foolish error, especially one made in public)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ação ou palavra impensada que involuntariamente causa constrangimento ao autor e/ou às pessoas a ele próximas
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 gafe
- gafes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gafe?
- Brazil /ˈɡa.fi/
- Portugal /ˈɡa.fɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gafe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gafe in Portuguese?
gafe 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).