espada
Portuguese, noun/isˈpa.dɐ/
espada is spelled E-S-P-A-D-A (6 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,212th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sword (a long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a singular of espadas (“spades”) (one of the four suits of playing cards). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “arma branca composta por um punho e uma lâmina pontiaguda e comprida, com um ou dois gumes”.
What does espada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesword (a long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack)
- 2
feminineépée
- 3
femininesingular of espadas (“spades”) (one of the four suits of playing cards)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. arma branca composta por um punho e uma lâmina pontiaguda e comprida, com um ou dois gumes 2. poder militar 3. peixe-espada 4. símbolo imagético que representa o masculino
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 espada
- espadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espada?
- Brazil /isˈpa.dɐ/
- Brazil /esˈpa.dɐ/
- /iʃˈpa.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 espada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espada in Portuguese?
espada appears 20 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).