quebra
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɛ.bɾɐ/
quebra is spelled Q-U-E-B-R-A (6 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,874th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quebra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “break; breaking (the act of breaking)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of quebrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ação de quebrar”.
What does quebra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebreak; breaking (the act of breaking)
Ouvi a quebra de pratos.
- 2
femininebreach; break (space that opens between things)
O sol brilhou pela quebra das nuvens.
- 3
feminineinterruption (time during which there is a cessation of a service)
A quebra no fornecimento de energia deixou a cidade escura.
- 4
femininebreach (breaking up of a relationship or obligation)
Pagaram uma multa por quebra de contrato.
- 5
femininebankruptcy (lack of funds to pay debts or continue in operation)
A quebra da companhia deixou a família na miséria.
- 6
femininebreakdown (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound)
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineslangin driving school, a bribe given to the instructor in order to pass the driving test
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
adjective: 1. ruim 2. engraçado
noun: 1. ação de quebrar 2. diminuição 3. falha 4. prejuízo
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 quebra
- quebras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quebra?
- Brazil /ˈkɛ.bɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkɛ.bɾɐ/
- Portugal [ˈkɛ.βɾɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quebra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quebra in Portuguese?
quebra appears 31 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).