ela
Portuguese, pronoun
ela is spelled E-L-A (3 letters) and appears 1,820 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 50th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ela is a Portuguese feminine pronoun meaning “third-person feminine singular nominative pronoun she; it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, ELA is a different word: “acronym of esclerose lateral amiotrófica (“ALS (amyotrophic lateral…”. With a tilde, elã is a different word: “élan; zeal (extreme enthusiasm and devotion)”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pronome pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular”.
What does ela mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
femininethird-person feminine singular nominative pronoun she; it
Ela está aqui perto.
- 2
femininethird-person feminine singular prepositional pronoun her
Dei flores a ela.
- 3
Brazilfemininethird-person feminine singular pronoun used in all positions she; it; her
A gente encontrou ela.
noun
- 1
feminineacronym of esclerose lateral amiotrófica (“ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)”), Lou Gehrig's disease
suffix
- 1
feminineforms diminutives
- 2
feminineforms nouns indicating a superficial or minor action
noun
- 1
masculineélan; zeal (extreme enthusiasm and devotion)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. pronome pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular
noun: 1. ímpeto, impulso, precipitação súbita, repentina 2. entusiasmo, disposição, paixão 3. inspiração 4. calor, fervor
suffix: 1. forma substantivos diminutivos, por vezes já derivados do latim vulgar, e distanciados do lexema raiz
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 ela
- elas plural
- ella alternative
- elãs plural
- élan alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ela in Portuguese?
ela appears 1,820 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).