selfie
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɛw.fi/
selfie is spelled S-E-L-F-I-E (6 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 23,227th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selfie is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “selfie (photographic self-portrait)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fotografia que uma pessoa tira de si mesma, sem o auxílio de um temporizador ou tripé, geralmente com um…”.
What does selfie mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineproscribedselfie (photographic self-portrait)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fotografia que uma pessoa tira de si mesma, sem o auxílio de um temporizador ou tripé, geralmente com um smartphone ou uma webcam; autorretrato, autofoto, autofotografia
noun: 1. fotografia que uma pessoa tira de si mesma, sem o auxílio de um temporizador ou tripé, geralmente com um aparelho de telefone
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 selfie
- selfies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce selfie?
- Brazil /ˈsɛw.fi/
- Brazil [ˈsɛʊ̯.fi]
- Portugal /ˈsɛl.fi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to selfie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is selfie in Portuguese?
selfie appears 1.9 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).