lepra
Portuguese, noun/ˈlɛ.pɾɐ/
lepra is spelled L-E-P-R-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lepra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “leprosy (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que hanseníase”.
What does lepra mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineleprosy (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. na Antiguidade, designação de diversas doenças de pele, especialmente as de caráter crônico ou contagioso 2. o mesmo que hanseníase 3. sarna de cachorro 4. qualquer coisa cujos efeitos perniciosos e contagiosos são comparáveis aos da lepra
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.
How do you pronounce lepra?
- Brazil /ˈlɛ.pɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈlɛ.pɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lepra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lepra in Portuguese?
lepra appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).