fila
Portuguese, noun/ˈfi.lɐ/
fila is spelled F-I-L-A (4 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,069th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fila is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “queue (line of people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of filar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sequência de pessoas ou coisas dispostas de forma organizada, em linha; enfiada”.
What does fila mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequeue (line of people)
- 2
femininequeue (waiting list)
- 3
femininequeue (FIFO data structure)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
suffix
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of -filo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sequência de pessoas ou coisas dispostas de forma organizada, em linha; enfiada 2. fila brasileiro (raça canina) 3. um exemplar da raça canina fila brasileiro
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 fila
- filas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fila?
- Brazil /ˈfi.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈfi.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fila
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fila in Portuguese?
fila appears 29 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).