causa
Portuguese, noun/ˈkaw.zɐ/
causa is spelled C-A-U-S-A (5 letters) and appears 269 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 343rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Causa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cause, reason” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of causar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquilo ou aquele que ocasiona um acontecimento ou faz que uma coisa exista”.
What does causa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecause, reason
- 2
femininesuit, lawsuit
- 3
femininegoal, aim
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. aquilo ou aquele que ocasiona um acontecimento ou faz que uma coisa exista 2. princípio 3. origem 4. motivo, razão, pretexto
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 causa
- causas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce causa?
- Brazil /ˈkaw.zɐ/
- Brazil [ˈkaʊ̯.zɐ]
- Portugal /ˈkaw.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 causa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is causa in Portuguese?
causa appears 269 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).