goleira
Portuguese, noun/ɡoˈle(j).ɾɐ/
goleira is spelled G-O-L-E-I-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 34,608th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Goleira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of goleiro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “gol (região entre as traves num campo de jogo)”.
What does goleira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of goleiro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gol (região entre as traves num campo de jogo)
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 goleira
- goleiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce goleira?
- Brazil /ɡoˈle(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ɡoˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /ɡuˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is goleira in Portuguese?
goleira 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).