ária
Portuguese, noun/aˈɾi.ɐ/
ária is spelled Á-R-I-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 49,356th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ária is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “aria (musical piece for a single voice, endowed with its own unity despite belonging to a larger composition)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “composição musical para uma só voz com acompanhamento de orquestra”.
What does ária mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearia (musical piece for a single voice, endowed with its own unity despite belonging to a larger composition)
- 2
femininearia (piece composed for one voice with accompaniment by one or more instruments or an orchestra)
- 3
femininearia (orchestral movement or instrumental piece of cantabile expression)
- 4
femininemelody, song
noun
- 1
femininegrace (elegance of movements, gracefulness in gestures)
- 2
femininetechnique (skill in handling an instrument)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineAryan (relating to the Aryans or their language)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineAryan (individual belonging to the Aryans)
suffix
- 1
feminineforms the names of places where the suffixed product is produced or sold, or the suffixed service is provided; -ery
- 2
feminineforms the names of professions associated with the suffixed word; -ery
- 3
feminineforms collectives, often with a negative connotation
- 4
feminineforms nouns indicating behaviour typical of the suffixed type of person
suffix
- 1
forms the first-person singular and third-person singular conditional of first-conjugation verbs
suffix
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of -ária
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of -ario
suffix
- 1
femininefeminine singular of -ário
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. ação, caráter, prática de alguém 2. arte, estado, profissão, situação 3. cargos, dignidades, patentes 4. coleção, coletividades, coletivos, conjuntos
noun: 1. composição musical para uma só voz com acompanhamento de orquestra 2. cantiga 3. poesia para ser cantada
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 ária
- árias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ária?
- Brazil /aˈɾi.ɐ/
- Portugal /ɐˈɾi.ɐ/
- Brazil /ˈa.ɾjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ária
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ária in Portuguese?
ária appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).