som
Portuguese, noun/ˈsõ/
som is spelled S-O-M (3 letters) and appears 87 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,113th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Som is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sound (sensation perceived by the ear)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “onda longitudinal transmitida pela matéria e que podemos ouvir (geralmente entre 20Hz e 20kHz)”.
What does som mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesound (sensation perceived by the ear)
- 2
informalmasculinemusic (melodic and rhythmic sounds made as art)
- 3
informalmasculinean audio device, such as a stereo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. onda longitudinal transmitida pela matéria e que podemos ouvir (geralmente entre 20Hz e 20kHz): 2. ruído, barulho 3. música: 4. estilo musical:
noun: 1. aparelho de som:
noun: 1. unidade monetária do Quirguistão e do Usbequistão
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 som
- sons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce som?
- Brazil /ˈsõ/
- Portugal /ˈsõ/
- Portugal /ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to som
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is som in Portuguese?
som appears 87 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).