prova
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/
prova is spelled P-R-O-V-A (5 letters) and appears 145 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 688th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prova is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “examination; test” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of provar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de provar”.
What does prova mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexamination; test
- 2
feminineproof; evidence (fact or observation presented in support of an assertion)
- 3
feminineevidence (anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial)
- 4
feminineproof; assertion; affirmation
Aquelas palavras foram uma prova de seu ódio.
- 5
feminineA sports competition (especially individual); a race
Corri a prova dos cem metros barreiras.
- 6
feminineproof (sequence of statements which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof)
- 7
feminineobstacle; challenge
- 8
femininethe act of trying out clothes
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. ato ou efeito de provar 2. ato de experimentar quarquer peça de vestuário para ver se assenta bem 3. qualquer competição desportiva 4. aquilo que mostra ou confirma a verdade de um fato
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 prova
- provas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prova?
- Brazil /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpɾɔ.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prova
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prova in Portuguese?
prova appears 145 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).