perseguição
Portuguese, noun/peʁ.se.ɡiˈsɐ̃w̃/
perseguição is spelled P-E-R-S-E-G-U-I-Ç-Ã-O (11 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,135th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perseguição is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “persecution, harassment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de perseguir”.
What does perseguição mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepersecution, harassment
- 2
femininepursuit, chase
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de perseguir
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 perseguição
- perseguições plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perseguição?
- Brazil /peʁ.se.ɡiˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [peh.se.ɡiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /peʁ.seɡˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perseguição
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perseguição in Portuguese?
perseguição appears 20 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).