opereta
Portuguese, noun/o.peˈɾe.tɐ/
opereta is spelled O-P-E-R-E-T-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 76,994th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Opereta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “operetta (lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estilo de ópera leve, tanto na sua substância musical como no conteúdo do assunto”.
What does opereta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoperetta (lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. estilo de ópera leve, tanto na sua substância musical como no conteúdo do assunto
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 opereta
- operetas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce opereta?
- Brazil /o.peˈɾe.tɐ/
- Portugal /ɔ.pɨˈɾe.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to opereta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is opereta in Portuguese?
opereta appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).