selvagem
Portuguese, noun/sewˈva.ʒẽj̃/
selvagem is spelled S-E-L-V-A-G-E-M (8 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,076th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selvagem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sylvan (one who resides in the woods)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa selvagem”.
What does selvagem mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesylvan (of the woods)
- 2
femininemasculinewild (not domesticated or tamed)
- 3
derogatoryfemininemasculinesavage; uncivilised
- 4
femininemasculinebrutal, vicious, merciless
noun
- 1
femininemasculinesylvan (one who resides in the woods)
- 2
femininemasculinean impolite person
- 3
derogatoryfemininemasculinesavage (uncivilized or feral human; a barbarian)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a selva, a silva 2. inculto 3. bravio 4. agreste
noun: 1. pessoa selvagem
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 selvagem
- selvagens plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce selvagem?
- Brazil /sewˈva.ʒẽj̃/
- Brazil [seʊ̯ˈva.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /sɛlˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to selvagem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is selvagem in Portuguese?
selvagem appears 16 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).