bancada
Portuguese, noun/bɐ̃ˈka.dɐ/
bancada is spelled B-A-N-C-A-D-A (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,039th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bancada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “seats” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of bancado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto de bancos”.
What does bancada mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineseats
- 2
femininegrandstand, stands, terraces (the seating area at a stadium or arena)
- 3
femininegrandstand (the audience at a public event)
- 4
femininelegislators (in a Parliament, a group of legislators from the same party, or the corresponding seats)
- 5
feminineworkbench (sturdy table)
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of bancado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conjunto de bancos 2. reunião das pessoas que ocupam uma porção de bancos 3. levantamento das paradas, feito pelo banqueiro quando ganha, no jogo de azar 4. conjunto de lugares dispostos em filas paralelas às laterais do retângulo de jogo
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 bancada
- bancadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bancada?
- Brazil /bɐ̃ˈka.dɐ/
- Portugal /bɐ̃ˈka.dɐ/
- Portugal [bɐ̃ˈka.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bancada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bancada in Portuguese?
bancada appears 13 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).