nova
Portuguese, noun/ˈnɔ.vɐ/
nova is spelled N-O-V-A (4 letters) and appears 525 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 178th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nova is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “news” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of novo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “notícia”.
What does nova mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenews
- 2
femininenova
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of novo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. notícia 2. novidade 3. estrela cujo brilho aumenta repentinamente, para depois voltar ao seu normal
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 nova
- novas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nova?
- Brazil /ˈnɔ.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈnɔ.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈnɔ.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nova
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nova in Portuguese?
nova appears 525 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).