formiga
Portuguese, noun/foʁˈmi.ɡɐ/
formiga is spelled F-O-R-M-I-G-A (7 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,972nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Formiga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ant (insect)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of formigar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “designação comum a todos os insetos himenópteros da família dos formicídeos, que formam sociedades perenes…”.
What does formiga mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineant (insect)
- 2
femininesomeone with a sweet tooth
- 3
femininea short person
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
noun: 1. designação comum a todos os insetos himenópteros da família dos formicídeos, que formam sociedades perenes compostas por rainhas, machos e operárias; caracteriza-se pela forma peculiar do pedículo abdominal, que apresenta um ou dois segmentos escamiformes 2. pessoa econômica e/ou trabalhadora, diligente 3. pessoa que gosta de doces
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Minas Gerais
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 formiga
- formigas plural
- formiguinha diminutive
- formigazinha diminutive
- formigona augmentative
- formigão augmentative masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce formiga?
- Brazil /foʁˈmi.ɡɐ/
- Brazil [foɦˈmi.ɡɐ]
- Brazil /fuʁˈmi.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to formiga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is formiga in Portuguese?
formiga appears 6.6 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).