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alteza

Spanish, noun/alˈteθa/

alteza is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “highness (the state of being high)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Altura”.

What does alteza mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininehighness (the state of being high)

  2. 2

    feminineheight, stature

  3. 3

    feminineHighness

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Altura. 2. Tratamiento que se da a los hijos de reyes, príncipes, soberanos y otras personas de muy alta dignidad. 3. Elevación, sublimidad, excelencia.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of alteza

  • altezas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce alteza?

  • /alˈteθa/
  • [al̪ˈt̪e.θa]
  • /alˈtesa/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to alteza

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is alteza in Spanish?

alteza appears 3.9 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).