ligação
Portuguese, noun/li.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/
ligação is spelled L-I-G-A-Ç-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears 68 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,429th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ligação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “link” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de ligar”.
What does ligação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelink
- 2
feminineconnection
- 3
femininebond (link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule)
- 4
femininehyperlink, weblink
- 5
femininecall (telephone conversation)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de ligar 2. conexão 3. hiperligação 4. elo
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 ligação
- ligações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ligação?
- Brazil /li.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [li.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /li.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ligação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ligação in Portuguese?
ligação appears 68 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).