viga
Portuguese, noun/ˈvi.ɡɐ/
viga is spelled V-I-G-A (4 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 31,685th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Viga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “beam (linear part subject mainly to bending stresses; prismatic construction element made of reinforced concrete, wood, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of vigar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peça de sustentação horizontal, utilizada em construções; pode ser de madeira, de concreto armado ou de aço”.
What does viga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebeam (linear part subject mainly to bending stresses; prismatic construction element made of reinforced concrete, wood, etc.)
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. peça de sustentação horizontal, utilizada em construções; pode ser de madeira, de concreto armado ou de aço
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 viga
- vigas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce viga?
- Brazil /ˈvi.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˈvi.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [ˈvi.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to viga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is viga in Portuguese?
viga appears 1.1 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).