queixa
Portuguese, noun/ˈke(j).ʃɐ/
queixa is spelled Q-U-E-I-X-A (6 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,502nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Queixa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “complaint” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of queixar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de queixar-se”.
What does queixa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecomplaint
- 2
femininegrievance
- 3
femininelamentation
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 queixar-se 2. lamentação 3. ofensa
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 queixa
- queixas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce queixa?
- Brazil /ˈke(j).ʃɐ/
- Brazil [ˈke(ɪ̯).ʃɐ]
- Portugal /ˈkɐj.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to queixa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is queixa in Portuguese?
queixa appears 14 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).