ordália
Portuguese, noun/oʁˈda.ljɐ/
ordália is spelled O-R-D-Á-L-I-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese, the 115,974th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ordália is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ordeal (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que ordálio”.
What does ordália mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineordeal (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que ordálio
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 ordália
- ordálias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ordália?
- Brazil /oʁˈda.ljɐ/
- Brazil [oɦˈda.ljɐ]
- /oɾˈda.ljɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ordália
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ordália in Portuguese?
ordália appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).