semana
Portuguese, noun/seˈmɐ̃.nɐ/
semana is spelled S-E-M-A-N-A (6 letters) and appears 398 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 229th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Semana is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “week (period of seven days)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “período de sete dias, com um dia de feriado de cunho religioso: sábado para os judeus, domingo para os…”.
What does semana mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineweek (period of seven days)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. período de sete dias, com um dia de feriado de cunho religioso: sábado para os judeus, domingo para os cristãos e sexta-feira para os muçulmanos
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 semana
- semanas plural
- somana alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce semana?
- Brazil /seˈmɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portugal /sɨˈmɐ.nɐ/
- Portugal /sɨˈma.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to semana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is semana in Portuguese?
semana appears 398 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).