senha
Portuguese, noun/ˈsẽ.ɲɐ/
senha is spelled S-E-N-H-A (5 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,888th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Senha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “password (a word used to gain access)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sinal ou gesto previamente combinado”.
What does senha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepassword (a word used to gain access)
- 2
feminineshibboleth (a word to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular group)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sinal ou gesto previamente combinado 2. palavra secreta previamente convencionada entre duas partes como forma de reconhecimento 3. recibo
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 senha
- senhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce senha?
- Brazil /ˈsẽ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ˈsẽ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈsɐ(j).ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to senha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is senha in Portuguese?
senha appears 22 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).