virada
Portuguese, noun/viˈɾa.dɐ/
virada is spelled V-I-R-A-D-A (6 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,502nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Virada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “turning, turn (change of direction or orientation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of virado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de virar(-se)”.
What does virada mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineturning, turn (change of direction or orientation)
- 2
Brazilfemininean instance of turning it around (reversing of the expected outcome of a game, usually from a losing outcome to a winning one)
ganhar de virada
- 3
Brazilfeminineellipsis of virada do ano (“New Year's Eve celebration”)
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of virado
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 virar(-se) 2. mudança súbita e intensa numa ação, numa situação, num comportamento; guinada. 3. reação de um competidor ou time que, depois de estar perdendo uma disputa, se sai vencedor no final. 4. a véspera do ano-novo
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 virada
- viradas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce virada?
- Brazil /viˈɾa.dɐ/
- Portugal /viˈɾa.dɐ/
- Portugal [viˈɾa.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to virada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is virada in Portuguese?
virada 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).