sofrência
Portuguese, noun/soˈfɾẽ.sjɐ/
sofrência is spelled S-O-F-R-Ê-N-C-I-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 70,152nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sofrência is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “suffering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que sofrimento”.
What does sofrência mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesuffering
- 2
Brazilfemininea style of music whose lyrics and melodies exalt the feelings of someone who is suffering from love, heartbreak, or neediness.
- 3
Brazilfemininesuffering from love, heartbreak or neediness.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que sofrimento 2. gênero musical contemporâneo do arrocha
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 sofrência
- sofrências plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sofrência?
- Brazil /soˈfɾẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal /suˈfɾẽ.sjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sofrência in Portuguese?
sofrência appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).