pletora
Portuguese, noun/pleˈtɔ.ɾɐ/
pletora is spelled P-L-E-T-O-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 124,583rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pletora is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “excess of blood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “congestão generalizada”.
What does pletora mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexcess of blood
- 2
feminineexcess of sap
- 3
feminineplethora (excessive amount of something)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. congestão generalizada 2. indisposição causada por excessos de qualquer tipo 3. superabundância 4. miríade
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 pletora
- pletoras plural
- plétora alternative misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pletora?
- Brazil /pleˈtɔ.ɾɐ/
- Portugal /plɛˈtɔ.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pletora
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pletora in Portuguese?
pletora appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).