segurança
Portuguese, noun/si.ɡuˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/
segurança is spelled S-E-G-U-R-A-N-Ç-A (9 letters) and appears 282 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 329th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Segurança is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “security; safety (condition of not being threatened)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “condição ou estado de estar seguro ou protegido”.
What does segurança mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesecurity; safety (condition of not being threatened)
Estas grades de ferro estão aqui para nossa segurança.
- 2
feminineany object related to the safety of something or some place
- 3
femininea set of devices designed to help avoid surprise attacks
- 4
femininecertainty; trust
Falou com segurança.
- 5
femininerarethe act of holding or sustaining
- 6
femininethe pregnancy of quadrupedals
noun
- 1
femininemasculinewatch; guard; doorman (person hired to ensure security or protect an individual, group or place)
Há muitos seguranças neste estabelecimento.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. condição ou estado de estar seguro ou protegido 2. capacidade de manter seguro 3. proteção contra a fuga ou escape 4. profissional ou serviço responsável pela guarda e proteção de algo
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 segurança
- seguranças plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce segurança?
- Brazil /si.ɡuˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/
- Brazil /se.ɡuˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/
- Portugal /sɨ.ɡuˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to segurança
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is segurança in Portuguese?
segurança appears 282 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).