casa
Portuguese, noun/ˈka.zɐ/
casa is spelled C-A-S-A (4 letters) and appears 977 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 94th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Casa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “structure serving as an abode of human beings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of casar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “construção que serve de moradia”.
What does casa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestructure serving as an abode of human beings
Aquela casa é grande.
- 2
femininebuilding or institution serving as something other than residence, such as a shop
Casa de carnes.
- 3
femininenoble family
Casa de Bragança
- 4
femininehome (one’s own dwelling place)
Estou em casa.
- 5
femininea cell which may be occupied by a piece (such as a square in a chessboard)
O peão está uma casa à direita do cavalo.
- 6
femininea digit position
No número 12345, o algarismo 3 ocupa a casa das centenas.
- 7
feminineslanga destined place for shows or festive meetings
A casa encheu por causa do espetáculo dele.
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. construção que serve de moradia 2. domicílio, residência 3. quantidade de dígitos de um número 4. quantificação graduativa métrica
abbreviation: 1. Comunidade Sul-Americana de Nações. 2. Civil Aviation Safety Authority, agência federal australiana responsável pela regulação de voos particulares e comerciais.
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 casa
- casas plural
- caza alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce casa?
- Brazil /ˈka.zɐ/
- Portugal /ˈka.zɐ/
- /ˈka.zɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to casa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is casa in Portuguese?
casa appears 977 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).