obertura
Spanish, noun/obeɾˈtuɾa/
obertura is spelled O-B-E-R-T-U-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 53,393rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obertura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “opening, overture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pieza instrumental que se ejecuta al inicio de una ópera o concierto de música clásica”.
What does obertura mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineopening, overture
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pieza instrumental que se ejecuta al inicio de una ópera o concierto de música clásica.
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 obertura
- oberturas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obertura?
- /obeɾˈtuɾa/
- [o.β̞eɾˈt̪u.ɾa]
- [oβ̞eɾˈt̪uɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obertura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obertura in Spanish?
obertura appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).