clã
Portuguese, noun/ˈklɐ̃/
clã is spelled C-L-Ã (3 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,590th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Clã is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “clan (group of closely interrelated families, especially among Gaelic-speaking peoples)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grupo de famílias que se consideram descendentes dos mesmos ancestrais”.
What does clã mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclan (group of closely interrelated families, especially among Gaelic-speaking peoples)
- 2
masculineclan (intermediate group between family and tribe, whose members consider themselves descendants of the same ancestor, often of a mythical nature and symbolized by a totem)
- 3
masculineclan, family (family group united by a strong spirit of solidarity)
- 4
masculineclan, family (group with an exclusivist tendency, united by strong bonds and/or common interests)
- 5
masculinefaction, party
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grupo de famílias que se consideram descendentes dos mesmos ancestrais
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 clã
- clãs plural
- clan alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce clã?
- Brazil /ˈklɐ̃/
- Portugal /ˈklɐ̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to clã
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is clã in Portuguese?
clã appears 8.1 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).