ofensa
Portuguese, noun/oˈfẽ.sɐ/
ofensa is spelled O-F-E-N-S-A (6 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,612th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ofensa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “insult; offense (act of offending)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “palavra que atinge alguém na sua honra, na sua dignidade; injúria, agravo, ultraje, afronta”.
What does ofensa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinsult; offense (act of offending)
- 2
femininesomething which causes physical harm
- 3
feminineoffensive; attack
- 4
feminineinsult (anything that causes offence by being of an unacceptable quality)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. palavra que atinge alguém na sua honra, na sua dignidade; injúria, agravo, ultraje, afronta 2. ação que causa dano físico; lesão 3. ato de atacar; ofensiva 4. ato ou dito que lesa um sentimento respeitável ou legítimo; desconsideração, desacato, menosprezo
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 ofensa
- ofensas plural
- offensa alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ofensa?
- Brazil /oˈfẽ.sɐ/
- Portugal /ɔˈfẽ.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ofensa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ofensa in Portuguese?
ofensa appears 9.5 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).