granjear
Portuguese, verb/ɡɾɐ̃.ʒeˈa(ʁ)/
granjear is spelled G-R-A-N-J-E-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 124,583rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Granjear is a Portuguese verb meaning “to cultivate (plants)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cultivar terras”.
What does granjear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to cultivate (plants)
- 2
to earn through effort
- 3
to attract, to captivate, to charm
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. cultivar terras 2. obter com trabalho
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 granjear
- granjeio first-person present singular
- granjeei first-person preterite singular
- granjeado participle past
- granjeares infinitive second-person singular
- granjearmos first-person infinitive plural
- granjeardes infinitive plural second-person
- granjearem infinitive plural third-person
- granjeando gerund
- granjeados masculine participle past
- granjeada feminine participle past
- granjeadas feminine participle past
- granjeias indicative present second-person
- granjeia indicative present singular
- granjeamos first-person indicative plural
- granjeais indicative plural present
- granjeiam indicative plural present
- granjeava first-person imperfect indicative
- granjeavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce granjear?
- Brazil /ɡɾɐ̃.ʒeˈa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [ɡɾɐ̃.ʒeˈa(h)]
- /ɡɾɐ̃.ʒeˈa(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is granjear in Portuguese?
granjear appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).