safadeza
Portuguese, noun/sa.faˈde.zɐ/
safadeza is spelled S-A-F-A-D-E-Z-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Safadeza is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mischievousness (the characteristic of being mischievous)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade ou característica de quem é safado; malícia, atrevimento ou ousadia”.
What does safadeza mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemischievousness (the characteristic of being mischievous)
- 2
femininea mischievous act
- 3
femininedebauchery
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualidade ou característica de quem é safado; malícia, atrevimento ou ousadia 2. comportamento ou ação de teor indecoroso ou imoral, segundo determinados padrões sociais 3. ato ou fala de cunho provocativo ou insinuante, muitas vezes usado de forma brincalhona
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 safadeza
- safadezas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce safadeza?
- Brazil /sa.faˈde.zɐ/
- Portugal /sɐ.fɐˈde.zɐ/
- Portugal [sɐ.fɐˈðe.zɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to safadeza
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is safadeza in Portuguese?
safadeza appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).