bá
Portuguese, noun/ˈba/
bá is spelled B-Á (2 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,212th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bá is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alternative form of babá” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome de uma consoante do alfabeto sânscrito”.
What does bá mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininealternative form of babá
interjection
- 1
expression of surprise
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. (Brasil) Estado de Bahia, Brasil 2. (Militar) Base aérea
symbol: 1. símbolo do elemento químico de nome bário
noun: 1. nome de uma consoante do alfabeto sânscrito
noun: 1. nome carinhoso dado pelas crianças às amas
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 bá
- bás plural
- bá! canonical
- bah alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bá?
- Brazil /ˈba/
- Portugal /ˈba/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bá in Portuguese?
bá appears 20 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).