lenda
Portuguese, noun/ˈlẽ.dɐ/
lenda is spelled L-E-N-D-A (5 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,999th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lenda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “story describing extraordinary events” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “narrativa da vida de um santo”.
What does lenda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestory describing extraordinary events
- 2
feminineperson of extraordinary accomplishment
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. narrativa da vida de um santo 2. narrativa em que se amplia, sem comprometimento com o verdadeiro, a descrição de acontecimentos históricos para tornar o acontecimento, ou a personagem, maravilhoso, milagroso 3. narrativa ou crendice em que se explica a existência de seres maravilhosos e encantatórios 4. tradição popular
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 lenda
- lendas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lenda?
- Brazil /ˈlẽ.dɐ/
- Portugal /ˈlẽ.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lenda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lenda in Portuguese?
lenda appears 30 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).