moda
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɔ.dɐ/
moda is spelled M-O-D-A (4 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,139th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fashion (current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “uso passageiro que regula, de acordo com o gosto do momento, a forma de viver, de vestir, etc”.
What does moda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefashion (current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons)
As minissaias voltaram à moda.
- 2
feminineway, manner
Bacalhau à moda da casa.
- 3
feminineballad (long song that tells a story)
- 4
femininemode (most frequently occurring value in a distribution)
- 5
femininepress that specializes in clothing, garments, types of fabrics and sewing, styling, art history, aesthetics, and design
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. uso passageiro que regula, de acordo com o gosto do momento, a forma de viver, de vestir, etc 2. tendência de consumo da atualidade 3. certo tipo de composição musical 4. valor que detém o maior número de observações
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 moda
- modas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moda?
- Brazil /ˈmɔ.dɐ/
- Portugal /ˈmɔ.dɐ/
- Portugal [ˈmɔ.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to moda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is moda in Portuguese?
moda appears 44 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).