freirinha
Portuguese, noun/fɾe(j)ˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/
freirinha is spelled F-R-E-I-R-I-N-H-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese, the 164,273rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freirinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “white-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of freira.
What does freirinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of freira
- 2
Brazilfemininewhite-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of freirinha
- freirinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce freirinha?
- Brazil /fɾe(j)ˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [fɾe(ɪ̯)ˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /fɾɐjˈɾi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is freirinha in Portuguese?
freirinha appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).