colega
Portuguese, noun/koˈlɛ.ɡɐ/
colega is spelled C-O-L-E-G-A (6 letters) and appears 34 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,675th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colega is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “colleague (fellow member of a profession or staff)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que pertence à mesma coletividade ou categoria”.
What does colega mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinecolleague (fellow member of a profession or staff)
- 2
femininemasculinemate (a comrade or fellow with whom an activity or place is shared)
colega de quarto
- 3
femininemasculineclassmate
- 4
femininemasculinebuddy, friend, mate
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pessoa que pertence à mesma coletividade ou categoria
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 colega
- colegas plural
- collega alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colega?
- Brazil /koˈlɛ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /kuˈlɛ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [kuˈlɛ.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to colega
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is colega in Portuguese?
colega appears 34 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).