linguagem
Portuguese, noun/lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽj̃/
linguagem is spelled L-I-N-G-U-A-G-E-M (9 letters) and appears 54 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,778th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Linguagem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “language (the general system or concept of communication using words, symbols or gestures)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “comunicação através de fala ou símbolos”.
What does linguagem mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelanguage (the general system or concept of communication using words, symbols or gestures)
- 2
femininelanguage (wording, choice of words; style)
linguagem formal
- 3
femininelanguage (a particular language used by a group of people, spoken or written)
- 4
femininejargon (language characteristic of a particular group)
Eu não entendo a linguaguem médica.
- 5
feminineprogramming language
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. comunicação através de fala ou símbolos 2. fala humana
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 linguagem
- linguagens plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce linguagem?
- Brazil /lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽj̃/
- Brazil [lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /lĩˈɡwa.ʒɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to linguagem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is linguagem in Portuguese?
linguagem appears 54 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).