sofrer
Portuguese, verb/soˈfɾe(ʁ)/
sofrer is spelled S-O-F-R-E-R (6 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,623rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sofrer is a Portuguese verb meaning “to endure hardship physically and/or emotionally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “passar por determinado estado ou ação”.
What does sofrer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to endure hardship physically and/or emotionally
- 2
to undergo, to experience, especially in a negative way
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. passar por determinado estado ou ação 2. padecer 3. sentir dor, sofrimento
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 sofrer
- sofro first-person present singular
- sofri first-person preterite singular
- sofrido participle past
- sofreres infinitive second-person singular
- sofrermos first-person infinitive plural
- sofrerdes infinitive plural second-person
- sofrerem infinitive plural third-person
- sofrendo gerund
- sofridos masculine participle past
- sofrida feminine participle past
- sofridas feminine participle past
- sofres indicative present second-person
- sofre indicative present singular
- sofremos first-person indicative plural
- sofreis indicative plural present
- sofrem indicative plural present
- sofria first-person imperfect indicative
- sofrias imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sofrer?
- Brazil /soˈfɾe(ʁ)/
- Brazil [soˈfɾe(h)]
- /soˈfɾe(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sofrer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sofrer in Portuguese?
sofrer appears 35 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).