grilagem
Portuguese, noun/ɡɾiˈla.ʒẽj̃/
grilagem is spelled G-R-I-L-A-G-E-M (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 76,181st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grilagem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “illicit land owning through false property titles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “falsificação de títulos de terra”.
What does grilagem mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineillicit land owning through false property titles
- 2
Brazilfemininea group or behavior related to such activity
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. falsificação de títulos de terra
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 grilagem
- grilagens plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grilagem?
- Brazil /ɡɾiˈla.ʒẽj̃/
- Brazil [ɡɾiˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɡɾiˈla.ʒɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is grilagem in Portuguese?
grilagem appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).