madame
Portuguese, noun/maˈdɐ̃.mi/
madame is spelled M-A-D-A-M-E (6 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,158th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Madame is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “madam (polite term of address to a woman)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “senhora, dama”.
What does madame mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemadam (polite term of address to a woman)
- 2
femininemadam (mistress of a household)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. senhora, dama 2. dona-de-casa, patroa
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 madame
- madames plural
- madama alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce madame?
- Brazil /maˈdɐ̃.mi/
- Portugal /maˈdɐ.mɨ/
- Portugal [maˈðɐ.mɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to madame
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is madame in Portuguese?
madame appears 7.4 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).