waifu
Portuguese, noun/ˈwaj.fu/
waifu is spelled W-A-I-F-U (5 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written Portuguese, the 213,834th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Waifu is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “waifu” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does waifu mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslangwaifu
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of waifu
- waifus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce waifu?
- Brazil /ˈwaj.fu/
- Brazil [ˈwaɪ̯.fu]
- Portugal /ˈwaj.fu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to waifu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is waifu in Portuguese?
waifu appears about once in every 59 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).