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ideia

Portuguese, noun

ideia is spelled I-D-E-I-A (5 letters) and appears 182 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 519th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ideia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “idea (that which comes to mind)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of idear. With an accent, idéia is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of ideia; may still occur as a…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “plano, projeto”.

What does ideia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineidea (that which comes to mind)

  2. 2

    feminineplan, project

    Que bom que alguém teve a ideia de criar um dicionário livre!

  3. 3

    feminineobjective, conception or conviction that is based on something

    A ideia deste trabalho é facilitar o fluxo de conhecimento.

  4. 4

    feminineintellect, mind, group of convictions and opinions of somebody

    Não gosto das ideias deste seu novo amigo...

  5. 5

    Brazilfeminineslanghead

    Tomou uma pancada na ideia que chegou a ver estrelas.

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

noun

as idéia
  1. 1

    femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of ideia; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. vide ideia

noun: 1. plano, projeto 2. objetivo, concepção ou convicção que baseia algo 3. cabeça 4. intelecto, mente, conjunto das convicções e opiniões de uma certa pessoa

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 ideia

  • idéias plural
  • ideias plural
  • idéia alternative
  • idéa alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to ideia

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is ideia in Portuguese?

ideia appears 182 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).

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