ilha
Portuguese, noun/ˈi.ʎɐ/
ilha is spelled I-L-H-A (4 letters) and appears 98 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,007th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ilha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “island” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of ilhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “porção de terra emersa cercada de água”.
What does ilha mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineisland
- 2
feminineslanga group of houses in a poor area of a town
- 3
femininea person who stands alone in defense of an idea
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. porção de terra emersa cercada de água 2. grupo de casas pobres 3. pessoa que está isolada na defesa de uma ideia
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 ilha
- ilhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ilha?
- Brazil /ˈi.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /ˈi.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ilha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ilha in Portuguese?
ilha appears 98 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).