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envergadura

Spanish, noun/embeɾɡaˈduɾa/

envergadura is spelled E-N-V-E-R-G-A-D-U-R-A (11 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,619th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Envergadura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “wingspan (of a bird, airplane)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Distancia que hay entre las puntas de las alas de una nave, de un ave o de cualquier otro animal, cuando…”.

What does envergadura mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininewingspan (of a bird, airplane)

  2. 2

    femininebreadth, beam (of a boat)

  3. 3

    femininearmspan

  4. 4

    femininemagnitude, importance

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Distancia que hay entre las puntas de las alas de una nave, de un ave o de cualquier otro animal, cuando éstas están totalmente extendidas. 2. Distancia entre las puntas de las manos de las personas cuando los brazos se extienden totalmente en cruz. 3. Distancia que hay entre las puntas de las alas de una aeronave. Suele medirse en metros. 4. Distancia que hay entre las puntas de las alas completamente extendidas de un ave.

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 envergadura

  • envergaduras plural

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

How do you pronounce envergadura?

  • /embeɾɡaˈduɾa/
  • [ẽm.beɾ.ɣ̞aˈð̞u.ɾa]
  • [ẽmbeɾɣ̞aˈð̞uɾa]

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

English words that translate to envergadura

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

How common is envergadura in Spanish?

envergadura appears 2.9 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).

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