bahia
Portuguese, noun/ba.ˈi.a/
bahia is spelled B-A-H-I-A (5 letters) and appears 68 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,429th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bahia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of baía; now a common misspelling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estado brasileiro localizado no sul da Região Nordeste do Brasil, o quarto mais populoso do país; é o Estado…”.
What does bahia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of baía; now a common misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. estado brasileiro localizado no sul da Região Nordeste do Brasil, o quarto mais populoso do país; é o Estado que mais faz divisa com outros Estados, possuindo um total de oito Estados limítrofes, que são Alagoas, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Piauí, ao norte; Minas Gerais e Espírito Santo ao sul; Goiás e Tocantins ao oeste; ao leste, possui divisa com o Oceano Atlântico; sua capital é Salvador
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 bahia
- bahias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bahia?
- /ba.ˈi.a/
- /ba."i.a/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bahia in Portuguese?
bahia appears 68 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).