peleja
Portuguese, noun/peˈle.ʒɐ/
peleja is spelled P-E-L-E-J-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 49,356th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peleja is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fight (physical confrontation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of pelejar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “batalha”.
What does peleja mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefight (physical confrontation)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. batalha 2. combate 3. briga
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 peleja
- pelejas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peleja?
- Brazil /peˈle.ʒɐ/
- Portugal /pɨˈlɐ(j).ʒɐ/
- Portugal /pɨˈle.ʒɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to peleja
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is peleja in Portuguese?
peleja appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).