planeta
Portuguese, noun/plaˈne.tɐ/
planeta is spelled P-L-A-N-E-T-A (7 letters) and appears 76 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,277th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Planeta is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “planet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “astro sem luz própria que gira em torno de uma estrela em órbita desimpedida (sem outros corpos celestes que…”.
What does planeta mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplanet
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. astro sem luz própria que gira em torno de uma estrela em órbita desimpedida (sem outros corpos celestes que não lhe sejam satélites) ou de modo errante (vagando no espaço interestelar), e que possui forma esférica em razão do equilíbrio hidrostático de sua força gravitacional 2. o astro habitado pelo homem; Terra
noun: 1. paramento sacerdotal; casula
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 planeta
- planetas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce planeta?
- Brazil /plaˈne.tɐ/
- Portugal /plɐˈne.tɐ/
- Brazil /plaˈne.ta/ (Região Sul)
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to planeta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is planeta in Portuguese?
planeta appears 76 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).