sibila
Portuguese, noun/siˈbi.lɐ/
sibila is spelled S-I-B-I-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 81,937th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sibila is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sibyl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of sibilar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “profetisa entre os povos antigos”.
What does sibila mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesibyl
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. profetisa entre os povos antigos 2. bruxa
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 sibila
- sibilas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sibila?
- Brazil /siˈbi.lɐ/
- Portugal /siˈbi.lɐ/
- Portugal [siˈβi.lɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sibila
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sibila in Portuguese?
sibila appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).