campainha
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃.paˈĩ.ɲɐ/
campainha is spelled C-A-M-P-A-I-N-H-A (9 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,653rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Campainha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bell, handbell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dispositivo elétrico que emite som na casa de alguém para indicar a presença de visita”.
What does campainha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebell, handbell
Uma campainha é mais pequena do que um sino de igreja.
- 2
femininedoorbell
Eu toquei à campainha, mas ninguém atendeu.
- 3
feminineinformaluvula
- 4
femininebindweed
- 5
femininepurple morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dispositivo elétrico que emite som na casa de alguém para indicar a presença de visita 2. sineta das portas
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 campainha
- campainhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce campainha?
- Brazil /kɐ̃.paˈĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [kɐ̃.paˈĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /kɐ̃.pɐˈi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to campainha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is campainha in Portuguese?
campainha appears 2.5 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).