porfia
Portuguese, noun/poʁˈfi.ɐ/
porfia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “dispute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of porfiar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “discussão”.
What does porfia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedispute
- 2
feminineobstinacy
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. discussão 2. disputa 3. contenda pertinaz com palavras 4. perseverança
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 porfia
- porfias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce porfia?
- Brazil /poʁˈfi.ɐ/
- Brazil [pohˈfi.ɐ]
- /poɾˈfi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is porfia in Portuguese?
porfia appears about once in every 23 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).