linha
Portuguese, noun/ˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
linha is spelled L-I-N-H-A (5 letters) and appears 166 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 582nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Linha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “line (a string, a thread)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o que tem comprimento sem largura”.
What does linha mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineline (a string, a thread)
- 2
feminineline (a straight path through two or more points)
- 3
feminineline, a thin wrinkle or crease in skin, fabric, &c.
- 4
feminineline (a straight marking of longitude or latitude)
- 5
feminineline (a queue or sequence of people or objects)
- 6
feminineline, a row of text
- 7
feminineproduct line (a series of related products)
- 8
femininetelephone line (a physical telephone connection or a single telephony account)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o que tem comprimento sem largura 2. intersecção entre dois planos 3. conjunto horizontal ou vertical de letras ou caracteres 4. fio de um tecido qualquer
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 linha
- linhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce linha?
- Brazil /ˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈli.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to linha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is linha in Portuguese?
linha appears 166 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).