baixa
Portuguese, noun/ˈbaj.ʃɐ/
baixa is spelled B-A-I-X-A (5 letters) and appears 71 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,363rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baixa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “downtown” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of baixo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “depressão do terreno”.
What does baixa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedowntown
- 2
femininemedical discharge
- 3
femininetemporary leave from work due to medical reasons
- 4
femininegeographical depression
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of baixo
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. depressão do terreno 2. abaixamento 3. redução de preço 4. dispensa de serviço
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo baixar
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 baixa
- baixas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baixa?
- Brazil /ˈbaj.ʃɐ/
- Brazil [ˈbaɪ̯.ʃɐ]
- Portugal /ˈbaj.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to baixa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is baixa in Portuguese?
baixa appears 71 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).