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arena

Portuguese, noun/aˈɾẽ.nɐ/

arena is spelled A-R-E-N-A (5 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,133rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arena is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “arena” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte areada do anfiteatro onde combatiam gladiadores, feras etc”.

What does arena mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininearena

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. parte areada do anfiteatro onde combatiam gladiadores, feras etc. 2. terreno circular e fechado onde se correm touros e se dão outros espetáculos 3. lugar de contenda 4. discussão

abbreviation: 1. Aliança Renovadora Nacional

abbreviation: 1. Aliança Renovadora Nacional

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 arena

  • arenas plural

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

How do you pronounce arena?

  • Brazil /aˈɾẽ.nɐ/
  • Portugal /ɐˈɾe.nɐ/

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

English words that translate to arena

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is arena in Portuguese?

arena appears 28 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).

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