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golem

Portuguese, noun/ˈɡɔ.lẽj̃/

golem is spelled G-O-L-E-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 44,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Golem is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “golem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “criatura fantástica de forma humana feito totalmente de pedra”.

What does golem mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegolem

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. criatura fantástica de forma humana feito totalmente de pedra

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 golem

  • golens plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce golem?

  • Brazil /ˈɡɔ.lẽj̃/
  • Brazil [ˈɡɔ.lẽɪ̯̃]
  • Portugal /ˈɡɔ.lɐ̃j̃/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to golem

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is golem in Portuguese?

golem appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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