aldeia
Portuguese, noun/awˈdej.ɐ/
aldeia is spelled A-L-D-E-I-A (6 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,312th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aldeia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “village (small settlement)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequena povoação rústica sem jurisdição própria”.
What does aldeia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevillage (small settlement)
- 2
Brazilfemininein particular, a tribal village; (historical) aldeia
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequena povoação rústica sem jurisdição própria 2. local habitado por indígenas
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 aldeia
- aldeias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aldeia?
- Brazil /awˈdej.ɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯ˈdeɪ̯.ɐ]
- Portugal /alˈdɐj.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aldeia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aldeia in Portuguese?
aldeia appears 40 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).