obra
Portuguese, noun/ˈɔ.bɾɐ/
obra is spelled O-B-R-A (4 letters) and appears 141 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 699th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “construction (process of constructing, building)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of obrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “resultado de uma ação ou de um trabalho”.
What does obra mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconstruction (process of constructing, building)
- 2
feminineconstruction site (place where a building is under construction)
- 3
femininework (literary, artistic, or intellectual production)
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. resultado de uma ação ou de um trabalho 2. trabalho manual de artista ou artesão 3. ação moral 4. edifício em construção ou, por extensão, o lugar onde este será erguido
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do modo imperativo do verbo obrar 2. terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo de obrar
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 obra
- obras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obra?
- Brazil /ˈɔ.bɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɔ.bɾɐ/
- Portugal [ˈɔ.βɾɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obra in Portuguese?
obra appears 141 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).