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correria

Portuguese, noun/ko.ʁeˈɾi.ɐ/

correria is spelled C-O-R-R-E-R-I-A (8 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,018th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Correria is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “rush, run” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular conditional of correr. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “corrida mais ou menos sem nexo, atabalhoada; afã; azáfama”.

What does correria mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininerush, run

    As crianças chegaram numa correria.

  2. 2

    femininehurry, hustle

    A correria das grandes cidades.

  3. 3

    Brazilfeminineslangone everyday's toil or work, one's general hardships or challenges in life

verb

  1. 1

    first/third-person singular conditional of correr

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. corrida mais ou menos sem nexo, atabalhoada; afã; azáfama:

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 correria

  • correrias plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce correria?

  • Brazil /ko.ʁeˈɾi.ɐ/
  • Brazil [ko.heˈɾi.ɐ]
  • /ko.ʁeˈɾi.ɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is correria in Portuguese?

correria appears 5.8 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).

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