olé
Portuguese, noun/oˈlɛ/
olé is spelled O-L-É (3 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,491st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Olé is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “series of dribbles done by a team” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “drible desconcertante dado a alguém”.
What does olé mean in English?
interjection
- 1
olé, an expression of encouragement and approval
- 2
rarehello
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialmasculineseries of dribbles done by a team
- 2
Brazilcolloquialmasculinetrick; mislead
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. expressa com debochada alegria que se viu um drible desconcertante dado a alguém 2. expressa com debochada alegria que se vê a cada passe dado consecutivo entre jogadores de um time ante os jogadores do outro, uma condição de superioridade ante uma acentuada e desconcertante inferioridade em campo 3. expressa com debochada alegria que se viu um ato de esquiva bem-sucedido ante uma investida ou tentativa de ataque
noun: 1. drible desconcertante dado a alguém 2. ato de esquivar-se de forma bem-sucedida quando se sofre uma investida ou tentativa de ataque
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 olé
- olés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce olé?
- Brazil /oˈlɛ/
- Portugal /ɔˈlɛ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to olé
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is olé in Portuguese?
olé appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).