sirena
Portuguese, noun/siˈɾẽ.nɐ/
sirena is spelled S-I-R-E-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 78,593rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sirena is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mermaid; siren” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sereia”.
What does sirena mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemermaid; siren
- 2
femininesiren (alarm)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sereia 2. aparelho destinado a emitir avisos sonoros
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 sirena
- sirenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sirena?
- Brazil /siˈɾẽ.nɐ/
- Portugal /siˈɾe.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 sirena
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sirena in Portuguese?
sirena appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).