carteirada
Portuguese, noun/kaʁ.te(j)ˈɾa.dɐ/
carteirada is spelled C-A-R-T-E-I-R-A-D-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 133,944th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carteirada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the act of using one's position or influence in order to get something done or to avoid punishment; the act of pulling rank” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “situação em que se busca vantagem ou privilégio em razão de seu cargo, profissão, condição financeira ou…”.
What does carteirada mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineinformalthe act of using one's position or influence in order to get something done or to avoid punishment; the act of pulling rank
O advogado que estava dirigindo bêbado tentou dar carteirada mas foi preso mesmo assim.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. situação em que se busca vantagem ou privilégio em razão de seu cargo, profissão, condição financeira ou condição social
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 carteirada
- carteiradas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carteirada?
- Brazil /kaʁ.te(j)ˈɾa.dɐ/
- Brazil [kah.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.dɐ]
- /kaɾ.te(j)ˈɾa.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is carteirada in Portuguese?
carteirada appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).