portavoz
Spanish, noun/ˌpoɾtaˈboθ/
portavoz is spelled P-O-R-T-A-V-O-Z (8 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,704th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Portavoz is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona con autorización para emitir una postura₂ en nombre de alguna autoridad o colectividad”.
What does portavoz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinespokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman
noun
- 1
masculinemegaphone
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona con autorización para emitir una postura₂ en nombre de alguna autoridad o colectividad.
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 portavoz
- portavoces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce portavoz?
- /ˌpoɾtaˈboθ/
- [ˌpoɾ.t̪aˈβ̞oθ]
- /ˌpoɾtaˈbos/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to portavoz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is portavoz in Spanish?
portavoz appears 13 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).