saliência
Portuguese, noun/sa.liˈẽ.sjɐ/
saliência is spelled S-A-L-I-Ê-N-C-I-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 42,839th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saliência is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “protuberance (something that protrudes out)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estado ou qualidade de saliente”.
What does saliência mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprotuberance (something that protrudes out)
- 2
femininesalience; prominence; highlight
- 3
Brazilfeminineinformalobscenity, lewdness, indecency
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. estado ou qualidade de saliente 2. parte em relevo em uma superfície lisa; proeminência, ressalto
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 saliência
- saliências plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saliência?
- Brazil /sa.liˈẽ.sjɐ/
- Brazil /saˈljẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal /sɐˈljẽ.sjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saliência
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saliência in Portuguese?
saliência 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).