libras
Portuguese, noun
libras is spelled L-I-B-R-A-S (6 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,721st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Libras is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alternative spelling of LIBRAS” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of libra. With a capital, Libras is a different word: “alternative spelling of LIBRAS”. With a capital, LIBRAS is a different word: “acronym of língua brasileira de sinais”.
What does libras mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative spelling of LIBRAS
noun
- 1
feminineplural of libra
noun
- 1
femininealternative spelling of LIBRAS
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineacronym of língua brasileira de sinais
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. ortografia alternativa de LIBRAS (língua brasileira de sinais)
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 libras
- Libras alternative
- libras alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is libras in Portuguese?
libras appears 14 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).