facada
Portuguese, noun/faˈka.dɐ/
facada is spelled F-A-C-A-D-A (6 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,106th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Facada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “stab, stabbing (blow with a knife or similar)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “golpe de faca”.
What does facada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestab, stabbing (blow with a knife or similar)
- 2
feminineinsult
- 3
feminineunpleasant surprise
- 4
colloquialfemininea money request, usually by one that does not pay back
- 5
Brazilfemininedaylight robbery (exorbitant charge for a product)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. golpe de faca 2. surpresa dolorosa 3. ofensa, agressão covarde
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 facada
- facadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce facada?
- Brazil /faˈka.dɐ/
- Portugal /fɐˈka.dɐ/
- Portugal [fɐˈka.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to facada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is facada in Portuguese?
facada appears 2.2 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).