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barreira

Portuguese, noun/baˈʁe(j).ɾɐ/

barreira is spelled B-A-R-R-E-I-R-A (8 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,502nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barreira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “barrier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “local de onde se extrai barro; barreiro”.

What does barreira mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininebarrier

  2. 2

    femininehurdle

  3. 3

    femininewall (line of players standing side-by-side to block a free kick)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. local de onde se extrai barro; barreiro

noun: 1. obstáculo, separação física: 2. operação policial ou militar que consiste em fazer parar o trânsito numa estrada ou caminho com o objetivo de controlar pessoas e bens ou de cobrar imposto de passagem: 3. objetivo, alvo, meta a atingir: 4. obstáculo físico formado por grupo de jogadores defensores em fileira à frente de área próximo do gol, que é impeditivo da passagem direta rumo à meta, de chute de cobrança de infração

noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Ceará

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 barreira

  • barreiras plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce barreira?

  • Brazil /baˈʁe(j).ɾɐ/
  • Brazil [baˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • /baˈʁe(j).ɾɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to barreira

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is barreira in Portuguese?

barreira appears 14 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).

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