força
Portuguese, noun
força is spelled F-O-R-Ç-A (5 letters) and appears 224 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 415th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Força is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “force; strength” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of forçar. Without its cedilla, forca is a different word: “gallows (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by…”. With an accent, fôrça is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. With an accent, fôrca is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vigor, robustez, saúde física”.
What does força mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineforce; strength
- 2
feminineability to exert influence on others; authority; power
- 3
feminineforce
- 4
colloquialfeminineelectricity
- 5
feminineseries of means used to force someone to do something; violence
- 6
femininestrong capacity for action of something; intensity
- 7
femininemuscular energy; robustness
- 8
femininespiritual, mental or psychological energy; courage
interjection
- 1
Used to wish someone the strength to persevere through whatever hardship they are experiencing, or to encourage someone to do something.
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
noun
- 1
femininegallows (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging)
- 2
femininehangman
noun
- 1
femininefork (utensil used to eat)
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of força
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of forca
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. expressa apoio e estímulo ao ânimo para que persista, não desista
noun: 1. vigor, robustez, saúde física 2. poder, energia física 3. energia moral 4. motivo, causa
noun: 1. instrumento utilizado para estrangulação 2. certo jogo infantil de palavras 3. instrumento agrícola com dois ou três dentes no extremo de um cabo que serve para apanhar material vegetal; espécie de galho 4. garfo
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 força
- forcas plural
- forças plural
- fôrça alternative
- fôrças plural
- fôrcas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to força
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is força in Portuguese?
força appears 224 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).