fora
Portuguese, preposition
fora is spelled F-O-R-A (4 letters) and appears 372 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fora is a Portuguese preposition meaning “except (with the exception of)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ir. With an accent, fôra is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “exceto”.
What does fora mean in English?
adverb
- 1
outside (on the outside of a building or location)
Fiquei trancado fora da minha casa.
- 2
abroad; overseas (in another country)
Morei fora por dois anos.
- 3
out (away from home or one’s usual place)
Hoje jantarei fora.
- 4
away (to be discarded)
Joga esse lixo fora.
preposition
- 1
except (with the exception of)
Todos leram o livro, fora o João.
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialmasculinerejection of a romantic proposal
- 2
Brazilcolloquialmasculineblunder, cock-up
interjection
- 1
out! (demanding that someone leave)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ir
- 2
first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ser
verb
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of fora
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. exteriormente 2. em terra estranha 3. outro lugar que não na casa em que se habita 4. afastado de
interjection: 1. saia! 2. arreda!
preposition: 1. exceto: 2. além de:
noun: 1. gafe, erro lamentável 2. rompimento de relações, geralmente amorosas:
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 fora
- foras plural
- fora! canonical
- fôra alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to fora
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fora in Portuguese?
fora appears 372 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).