herege
Portuguese, noun/eˈɾɛ.ʒi/
herege is spelled H-E-R-E-G-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,952nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herege is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “heretic (someone whose beliefs are contrary to fundamental tenets)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que professa uma heresia”.
What does herege mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineheretical (of or relating to heresy or heretics)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineheretic (someone whose beliefs are contrary to fundamental tenets)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a uma heresia 2. qualidade ou característica do que não aceita a doutrina canônica
noun: 1. pessoa que professa uma heresia 2. pessoa que não segue a doutrina religiosa oficial 3. pessoa que não pratica o culto ou que é religiosamente displicente
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 herege
- hereges plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herege?
- Brazil /eˈɾɛ.ʒi/
- Portugal /ɛˈɾɛ.ʒɨ/
- Portugal /iˈɾɛ.ʒɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to herege
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is herege in Portuguese?
herege 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).