saudável
Portuguese, adjective/sawˈda.vew/
saudável is spelled S-A-U-D-Á-V-E-L (8 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,549th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saudável is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “healthy; well (enjoying health)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que apresenta saúde”.
What does saudável mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinehealthy; well (enjoying health)
- 2
femininemasculinehealthy; healthful (conducive to health)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que apresenta saúde 2. que ajuda a manter a saúde
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 saudável
- saudáveis plural
- mais saudável comparative
- o mais saudável superlative
- saudabilíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saudável?
- Brazil /sawˈda.vew/
- Brazil [saʊ̯ˈda.veʊ̯]
- Portugal /sɐwˈda.vɛl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saudável
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saudável in Portuguese?
saudável appears 25 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).