criada
Portuguese, noun/kɾiˈa.dɐ/
criada is spelled C-R-I-A-D-A (6 letters) and appears 62 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,567th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Criada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of criado” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “feminino de criado”.
What does criada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of criado
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of criado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. feminino de criado. 2. empregada; funcionária. 3. mulher que realiza trabalhos domésticos para outrem, que faz disso profissão.
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 criada
- criadas plural
- cri.a.da canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce criada?
- Brazil /kɾiˈa.dɐ/
- Brazil /ˈkɾja.dɐ/
- Portugal /kɾiˈa.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to criada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is criada in Portuguese?
criada appears 62 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).