parada
Portuguese, noun/paˈɾa.dɐ/
parada is spelled P-A-R-A-D-A (6 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,139th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “halt (the act of stopping or halting)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of parado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ação de parar ou deter-se”.
What does parada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehalt (the act of stopping or halting)
Essas paradas dificultam o andamento do processo
- 2
Brazilfemininestop (place where passengers get on and off buses or trams)
Descemos na próxima parada
- 3
feminineparade (organised procession with displays and performances)
Amanhã vai ter uma parada na avenida
- 4
femininestake (money laid down as a wager)
- 5
femininerecord chart (ranking of music according to popularity)
- 6
Brazilfeminineslangthing (an object, quality or concept)
Que parada é essa?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of parado
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of parado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ação de parar ou deter-se 2. interrupção que se faz durante viagem, caminhada, passeio, etc. 3. intervalo temporal no qual se interrompe uma ação, atividade ou fala 4. ponto onde param os veículos de transporte coletivo ou de táxi
adjective: 1. feminino de parado
verb: 1. particípio feminino singular de parar
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 parada
- paradas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parada?
- Brazil /paˈɾa.dɐ/
- Portugal /pɐˈɾa.dɐ/
- Portugal [pɐˈɾa.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parada in Portuguese?
parada appears 44 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).