alma
Portuguese, noun/ˈaw.mɐ/
alma is spelled A-L-M-A (4 letters) and appears 79 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,214th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alma is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “soul” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “psique ou psiquê”.
What does alma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesoul
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. psique ou psiquê 2. o âmago da personalidade 3. parte espiritual do ser humano 4. animação, vida, vigor
noun: 1. prenome feminino
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 alma
- almas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alma?
- Brazil /ˈaw.mɐ/
- Brazil [ˈaʊ̯.mɐ]
- Portugal /ˈal.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alma in Portuguese?
alma appears 79 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).