letra
Portuguese, noun/ˈle.tɾɐ/
letra is spelled L-E-T-R-A (5 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,226th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Letra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “letter (letter of the alphabet)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of letrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “representação gráfica dos sons de um idioma”.
What does letra mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineletter (letter of the alphabet)
- 2
femininecalligraphy (style of handwriting of a person), handwriting
- 3
feminineinformalfont
- 4
femininelyrics (words of a song)
- 5
feminineclipping of chute de letra (“rabona”)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. representação gráfica dos sons de um idioma 2. compromisso de pagamento com vencimento periódico 3. peça de metal fundida com uma letra¹ em relevo, usada para impressão 4. versos que compõem a parte vocal de uma canção
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 letra
- letras plural
- lêtra alternative
- lettra alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce letra?
- Brazil /ˈle.tɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈle.tɾɐ/
- Brazil /ˈlɛ.tɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to letra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is letra in Portuguese?
letra appears 42 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).