medra
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɛ.dɾɐ/
medra is spelled M-E-D-R-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written Portuguese, the 167,801st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Medra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “growth, increase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of medrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de medrar, crescer, desenvolver, prosperar”.
What does medra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrowth, increase
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. ato ou efeito de medrar, crescer, desenvolver, prosperar 2. crescença, aumento
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 medra
- medras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce medra?
- Brazil /ˈmɛ.dɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈmɛ.dɾɐ/
- Portugal [ˈmɛ.ðɾɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is medra in Portuguese?
medra appears about once in every 34 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).