leme
Portuguese, noun/ˈle.mi/
leme is spelled L-E-M-E (4 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 12,397th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leme is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “rudder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “superfície plana na parte traseira de um barco ou de um avião e que serve para os dirigir”.
What does leme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerudder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel)
- 2
masculinerudder (control surface of an aircraft)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. superfície plana na parte traseira de um barco ou de um avião e que serve para os dirigir 2. governo, direção
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de São Paulo 2. sobrenome comum em português
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 leme
- lemes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leme?
- Brazil /ˈle.mi/
- Portugal /ˈlɛ.mɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leme in Portuguese?
leme appears 4.9 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).