leal
Portuguese, adjective/leˈaw/
leal is spelled L-E-A-L (4 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,157th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que cumpre as suas promessas”.
What does leal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineadhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que cumpre as suas promessas 2. honesto 3. fiel 4. que está em conformidade com a lei
noun: 1. antiga moeda de prata, que na Índia portuguesa valia 12 reis 2. moeda correspondente a 10 reis no tempo de d. João I
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 leal
- leais plural
- mais leal comparative
- o mais leal superlative
- lealíssimo superlative
- lial alternative
- leial alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leal?
- Brazil /leˈaw/
- Brazil [leˈaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ˈljal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leal in Portuguese?
leal appears 13 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).