trena
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾẽ.nɐ/
trena is spelled T-R-E-N-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 102,716th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trena is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a ribbon used to tie one’s hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of trenar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dispositivo retrátil utilizado para medir comprimento”.
What does trena mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea ribbon used to tie one’s hair
- 2
femininea string used to spin a spinning top
- 3
Brazilfemininemeasuring tape (tape with marks for measuring lengths), especially a metallic one used by construction workers
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. dispositivo retrátil utilizado para medir comprimento 2. assunto complicado
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 trena
- trenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trena?
- Brazil /ˈtɾẽ.nɐ/
- Portugal /ˈtɾe.nɐ/
- Portugal /ˈtɾɛ.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is trena in Portuguese?
trena appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).