pertinaz
Spanish, adjective/peɾtiˈnaθ/
pertinaz is spelled P-E-R-T-I-N-A-Z (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 84,644th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pertinaz is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “pertinacious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Obstinado, terco o muy tenaz en su dictamen o resolución”.
What does pertinaz mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepertinacious
- 2
femininemasculineenduring, persistent
sequía pertinaz
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Obstinado, terco o muy tenaz en su dictamen o resolución. 2. Muy duradero o persistente.
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 pertinaz
- pertinaces feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pertinaz?
- /peɾtiˈnaθ/
- [peɾ.t̪iˈnaθ]
- /peɾtiˈnas/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pertinaz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pertinaz in Spanish?
pertinaz appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).