apretura
Spanish, noun/apɾeˈtuɾa/
apretura is spelled A-P-R-E-T-U-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written Spanish, the 268,459th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apretura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “squeeze (situation in which there are too many people, things, etc., in a small space)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Opresión física causada por la excesiva concurrencia de gente”.
What does apretura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesqueeze (situation in which there are too many people, things, etc., in a small space)
- 2
femininefix; predicament (difficult situation)
- 3
feminineconflict
- 4
femininepoverty
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Opresión física causada por la excesiva concurrencia de gente. 2. Sitio o paraje estrecho. 3. Aprieto, situación difícil.
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 apretura
- apreturas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apretura?
- /apɾeˈtuɾa/
- [a.pɾeˈt̪u.ɾa]
- [apɾeˈt̪uɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is apretura in Spanish?
apretura appears about once in every 59 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).