meta
Portuguese, noun
meta is spelled M-E-T-A (4 letters) and appears 36 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Meta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “goal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of meter. With an accent, mêta is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “alvo, objetivo”.
What does meta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegoal
- 2
femininetarget
noun
- 1
masculinemeta
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
prefix
- 1
meta-
verb
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of meta
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. alvo, objetivo 2. fim, termo, limite 3. rede cercada por traves em que é objetivo da bola entrar; gol 4. marco que determina o fim de uma corrida de cavalos, uma regata etc.
prefix: 1. exprime a ideia de mudança, união, transformação 2. exprime a ideia de nível superior, maior generalidade 3. que fala sobre o próprio conceito
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 meta
- metas plural
- mêta alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to meta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is meta in Portuguese?
meta appears 36 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).