jaez
Portuguese, noun/ʒaˈe(j)s/
jaez is spelled J-A-E-Z (4 letters) and appears about once in every 78 million words in written Portuguese, the 241,242nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jaez is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “harness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “adorno de bestas”.
What does jaez mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineharness
- 2
masculinesort; ilk
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. adorno de bestas 2. espécie, qualidade, laia, sorte, calibre
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 jaez
- jaezes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jaez?
- Brazil /ʒaˈe(j)s/
- Brazil [ʒaˈe(ɪ̯)s]
- /ʒaˈe(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jaez in Portuguese?
jaez appears about once in every 78 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).