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aleia

Portuguese, noun/aˈlej.ɐ/

aleia is spelled A-L-E-I-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese, the 148,558th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aleia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “allée, a lane bordered by trees” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que álea”.

What does aleia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineallée, a lane bordered by trees

  2. 2

    femininelane (a narrow path between walls)

noun

  1. 1

    Indiafemininemasculinetuskless elephant

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. o mesmo que álea 2. elefante sem dentes

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 aleia

  • aleias plural
  • álea alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce aleia?

  • Brazil /aˈlej.ɐ/
  • Brazil [aˈleɪ̯.ɐ]
  • Portugal /ɐˈlɐj.ɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is aleia in Portuguese?

aleia appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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