delas
Portuguese, contraction/ˈdɛ.lɐs/
delas is spelled D-E-L-A-S (5 letters) and appears 98 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,007th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Delas is a Portuguese feminine contraction meaning “contraction of de + elas: feminine plural of dele” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “feminino plural de dele”.
What does delas mean in English?
contraction
- 1
femininecontraction of de + elas: feminine plural of dele
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
contraction: 1. feminino plural de dele
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 delas
- dellas alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce delas?
- Brazil /ˈdɛ.lɐs/
- /ˈdɛ.lɐʃ/
- Portugal /ˈdɛ.lɐʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is delas in Portuguese?
delas appears 98 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).