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p'ra

Portuguese, preposition

p'ra is a Portuguese preposition meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of pra; now a common misspelling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does p'ra mean in English?

preposition

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    proscribedpre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of pra; now a common misspelling

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common is p'ra in Portuguese?

p'ra 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).