congregação
Portuguese, noun/kõ.ɡɾe.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/
congregação is spelled C-O-N-G-R-E-G-A-Ç-Ã-O (11 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,158th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Congregação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “congregation (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de congregar, unir”.
What does congregação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecongregation (all senses)
- 2
femininegathering
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de congregar, unir 2. conjunto de religiosos
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 congregação
- congregações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce congregação?
- Brazil /kõ.ɡɾe.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [kõ.ɡɾe.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /kõ.ɡɾɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to congregação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is congregação in Portuguese?
congregação appears 7.4 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).