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portada

Spanish, noun/poɾˈtada/

portada is spelled P-O-R-T-A-D-A (7 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,621st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Portada is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “portal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of portado. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Página de un libro donde, generalmente, aparecen el nombre del autor, el título del libro y la editorial”.

What does portada mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineportal

  2. 2

    femininecover (of a book, magazine or CD)

  3. 3

    femininefront page (of a newspaper)

  4. 4

    femininemain page, home page (of a website)

verb

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of portado

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Página de un libro donde, generalmente, aparecen el nombre del autor, el título del libro y la editorial. 2. Puerta monumental que sirve de ornamento en fachadas de palacios e iglesias. 3. En un periódico o una revista, primera página. 4. Cubierta delantera de un libro u otra publicación.

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 portada

  • portadas plural

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

How do you pronounce portada?

  • /poɾˈtada/
  • [poɾˈt̪a.ð̞a]
  • [poɾˈt̪að̞a]

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

English words that translate to portada

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

How common is portada in Spanish?

portada appears 22 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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