liga
Portuguese, noun/ˈli.ɡɐ/
liga is spelled L-I-G-A (4 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 847th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alloy (metal combined of more elements)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of ligar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “união”.
What does liga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealloy (metal combined of more elements)
- 2
feminineleague; group; association
- 3
feminineleague (organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship)
- 4
feminineconnection (act of connecting)
- 5
femininegarter (band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking)
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. união 2. mistura de dois ou mais metais 3. anel elástico usado para segurar a meia à perna 4. associação de pessoas ou organizações com um determinado objetivo
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 liga
- ligas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce liga?
- Brazil /ˈli.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˈli.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [ˈli.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to liga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is liga in Portuguese?
liga appears 115 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).