fragata
Portuguese, noun/fɾaˈɡa.tɐ/
fragata is spelled F-R-A-G-A-T-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,952nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fragata is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “frigate ship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “(Diacronismo: antigo) navio de guerra a vela, de três mastros, com apenas uma ou duas cobertas de canhões”.
What does fragata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefrigate ship
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Diacronismo: antigo) navio de guerra a vela, de três mastros, com apenas uma ou duas cobertas de canhões 2. navio de guerra de emprego geral ou apenas anti-submarino, maior do que a corveta e menor do que o cruzador 3. (regionalismo: Portugal) embarcação usado para o transporte de cargas no rio Tejo 4. o mesmo que tesourão (Fregata magnificens)
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 fragata
- fragatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fragata?
- Brazil /fɾaˈɡa.tɐ/
- Portugal /fɾɐˈɡa.tɐ/
- Portugal [fɾɐˈɣa.tɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fragata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fragata in Portuguese?
fragata appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).