pelada
Portuguese, noun/peˈla.dɐ/
pelada is spelled P-E-L-A-D-A (6 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,457th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pelada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a friendly, amateur association football match” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of pelado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “partida de futebol entre amigos, geralmente num campo improvisado e sem uniforme”.
What does pelada mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineslanga friendly, amateur association football match
- 2
femininea bad football match
- 3
femininealopecia areata
- 4
feminineclearing (open space in the woods)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of pelado
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of pelado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. partida de futebol entre amigos, geralmente num campo improvisado e sem uniforme
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 pelada
- peladas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pelada?
- Brazil /peˈla.dɐ/
- Portugal /pɨˈla.dɐ/
- Portugal [pɨˈla.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pelada in Portuguese?
pelada appears 4.4 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).