harém
Portuguese, noun/aˈɾẽj̃/
harém is spelled H-A-R-É-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,491st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Harém is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “harem (the private part of an Arab household)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte do palácio onde vivem as mulheres (entre os povos muçulmanos)”.
What does harém mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineharem (the private part of an Arab household)
- 2
masculineharem (group of women in a polygamous household)
- 3
masculineharem (group of female animals herded and controlled by a male)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte do palácio onde vivem as mulheres (entre os povos muçulmanos) 2. parte da casa de um muçulmano destinada à habitação das mulheres 3. prostíbulo
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 harém
- haréns plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce harém?
- Brazil /aˈɾẽj̃/
- Brazil [aˈɾẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /aˈɾɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to harém
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is harém in Portuguese?
harém 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).