academia
Portuguese, noun
academia is spelled A-C-A-D-E-M-I-A (8 letters) and appears 58 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,676th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Academia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “academy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, académia is a different word: “European Portuguese standard spelling of acadêmia”. With an accent, acadêmia is a different word: “lifecast”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sociedade científica, literária ou artística cujo estabelecimento tem autoridade pública”.
What does academia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineacademy
- 2
Brazilfemininegym, fitness center
- 3
femininehopscotch
noun
- 1
feminineEuropean Portuguese standard spelling of acadêmia
noun
- 1
femininelifecast
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. estampa ou figura de gesso para o ensino do desenho das formas humanas
noun: 1. ver académia
noun: 1. sociedade científica, literária ou artística cujo estabelecimento tem autoridade pública 2. lugar docente onde se ensina aos alunos que querem preparar-se para uma carreira ou profissão 3. sociedade de homens de letras, sábios e artistas 4. brincadeira infantil, amarelinha
noun: 1. célebre escola de filosofia fundada por Platão nos arredores de Atenas (c. 387 a.C.), considerada a primeira instituição de ensino superior do mundo ocidental
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 academia
- academias plural
- académias plural
- acadêmias plural
- académia alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to academia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is academia in Portuguese?
academia appears 58 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).