carga
Portuguese, noun/ˈkaʁ.ɡɐ/
carga is spelled C-A-R-G-A (5 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,312th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “charge (load or burden)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o que pode ser ou é transportado por pessoas, animais ou veículos”.
What does carga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecharge (load or burden)
- 2
femininecargo
- 3
femininecharge (of a weapon or battery)
A bateria tem carga suficiente.
- 4
feminineelectric charge
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o que pode ser ou é transportado por pessoas, animais ou veículos 2. aquilo que se carrega 3. quantidade, peso 4. pólvora ou projéteis de armas de fogo
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 carga
- cargas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carga?
- Brazil /ˈkaʁ.ɡɐ/
- Brazil [ˈkaɦ.ɡɐ]
- /ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carga in Portuguese?
carga appears 40 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).