pleura
Portuguese, noun/ˈplew.ɾɐ/
pleura is spelled P-L-E-U-R-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 74,594th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pleura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pleura (serous membrane that covers the lungs and thorax)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does pleura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepleura (serous membrane that covers the lungs and thorax)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of pleura
- pleuras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pleura?
- Brazil /ˈplew.ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ˈpleʊ̯.ɾɐ]
- Portugal /ˈplew.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 pleura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pleura in Portuguese?
pleura appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).