separação
Portuguese, noun/se.pa.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
separação is spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-Ç-Ã-O (9 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,299th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Separação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “separation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de separar”.
What does separação mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineseparation
- 2
femininesegregation
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de separar 2. afastamento: 3. barreira: 4. fim de amizade, divórcio:
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 separação
- separações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce separação?
- Brazil /se.pa.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [se.pa.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /sɨ.pɐ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to separação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is separação in Portuguese?
separação appears 19 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).