atleta
Portuguese, noun/aˈtlɛ.tɐ/
atleta is spelled A-T-L-E-T-A (6 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,833rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atleta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “athlete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que pratica atletismo”.
What does atleta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineathlete
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pessoa que pratica atletismo 2. gladiador 3. pessoa que tem dedicação em manter uma boa ou manter-se em boa forma física
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 atleta
- atletas plural
- ateleta alternative Portugal misspelling
- athleta alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce atleta?
- Brazil /aˈtlɛ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ɐˈtlɛ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.ˈtlɛ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to atleta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is atleta in Portuguese?
atleta appears 22 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).