-ura
Portuguese, suffix/ˈu.ɾɐ/
-ura is spelled U-R-A (3 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 60,234th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -ura is a Portuguese feminine suffix meaning “-ness (forms nouns of quality from adjectives)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sufixo nominal que indica uma ação ou o efeito de uma ação”.
What does -ura mean in English?
suffix
- 1
feminine-ness (forms nouns of quality from adjectives)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. sufixo nominal que indica uma ação ou o efeito de uma ação
abbreviation: 1. Unidade de Resposta Auditiva: sistema computadorizado que atende ligações telefônicas
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.
How do you pronounce -ura?
- Brazil /ˈu.ɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈu.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to -ura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is -ura in Portuguese?
-ura appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).