batalha
Portuguese, noun/baˈta.ʎɐ/
batalha is spelled B-A-T-A-L-H-A (7 letters) and appears 69 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,387th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Batalha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “battle (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of batalhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “combate entre exércitos, armadas ou esquadrilhas”.
What does batalha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebattle (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat)
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. combate entre exércitos, armadas ou esquadrilhas 2. qualquer tipo de conflito 3. esforço, labuta
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Alagoas 2. município brasileiro do estado do Piauí 3. município do distrito de Leiria, em Portugal
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 batalha
- batalhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce batalha?
- Brazil /baˈta.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /bɐˈta.ʎɐ/
- /ba.ˈta.ja/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to batalha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is batalha in Portuguese?
batalha appears 69 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).