nhenhenhém
Portuguese, noun/ɲẽ.ɲẽˈɲẽj̃/
nhenhenhém is spelled N-H-E-N-H-E-N-H-É-M (10 letters) and appears about once in every 98 million words in written Portuguese, the 266,412th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nhenhenhém is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a repetitive and/or annoying speech, especially of complaints; whining, wailing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o ato de falar muito; lengalenga, resmungo, falatório”.
What does nhenhenhém mean in English?
interjection
- 1
Indicates whining and wailing.
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatoryinformalmasculinea repetitive and/or annoying speech, especially of complaints; whining, wailing
Elas são cheias de nhenhenhém.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o ato de falar muito; lengalenga, resmungo, falatório
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 nhenhenhém
- nhe-nhe-nhem alternative
- nenhenhém alternative
- nhenhenhéns plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nhenhenhém?
- Brazil /ɲẽ.ɲẽˈɲẽj̃/
- Brazil [j̃ẽ.j̃ẽˈj̃ẽɪ̯̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nhenhenhém in Portuguese?
nhenhenhém appears about once in every 98 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).