fralda
Portuguese, noun/ˈfɾaw.dɐ/
fralda is spelled F-R-A-L-D-A (6 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 18,794th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fralda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “diaper; nappy (an absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of fraldar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte inferior da camisa”.
What does fralda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediaper; nappy (an absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent)
- 2
femininefoot of a mountain or hill
- 3
femininethe part of a shirt below the waist
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. parte inferior da camisa 2. abas 3. parte inferior 4. sopé (de serra, monte, etc.)
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do imperativo afirmativo do verbo fraldar
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 fralda
- fraldas plural
- fraldinha diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fralda?
- Brazil /ˈfɾaw.dɐ/
- Brazil [ˈfɾaʊ̯.dɐ]
- Portugal /ˈfɾal.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fralda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fralda in Portuguese?
fralda appears 2.6 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).