voragem
Portuguese, noun/voˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/
voragem is spelled V-O-R-A-G-E-M (7 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese, the 153,088th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Voragem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “whirlpool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sorvedouro ou redemoinho no mar”.
What does voragem mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewhirlpool
- 2
feminineabyss
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sorvedouro ou redemoinho no mar 2. abismo na terra 3. tudo que é suscetível de consumir, de tragar com violência 4. cataclismo
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 voragem
- voragens plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce voragem?
- Brazil /voˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/
- Brazil [voˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /vuˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to voragem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is voragem in Portuguese?
voragem appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).