franja
Portuguese, noun/ˈfɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/
franja is spelled F-R-A-N-J-A (6 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 20,810th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Franja is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bangs; fringe (hair hanging over the forehead)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of franjar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cabelo que cai liso sobre a testa”.
What does franja mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebangs; fringe (hair hanging over the forehead)
- 2
femininefringe (decorative border)
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. cabelo que cai liso sobre a testa 2. cadilhos de toalhas, guardanapos, bandas, etc 3. obra de passamanaria formada com fios ou cordões
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 franja
- franjas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce franja?
- Brazil /ˈfɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/
- Portugal /ˈfɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to franja
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is franja in Portuguese?
franja appears 2.2 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).