puerta
Spanish, noun/ˈpweɾta/
puerta is spelled P-U-E-R-T-A (6 letters) and appears 117 times per million words in written Spanish, the 737th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Puerta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “door (portal of entry into a building)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Abertura practicada en una construcción, vehículo u otro objeto, por la cual se accede y abandona el mismo”.
What does puerta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedoor (portal of entry into a building)
- 2
femininegate (doorlike structure outside a house)
- 3
femininegate (passageway in an airport)
- 4
femininedoorway, doorstep, gateway
- 5
femininegoal (area into which players attempt to put an object)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abertura practicada en una construcción, vehículo u otro objeto, por la cual se accede y abandona el mismo. 2. Armazón o estructura que, colocada en esta abertura, impide el paso. 3. Meta que el deportista o un objeto deben atravesar para el desarrollo del juego. 4. En general, vía de entrada o acceso a alguna cosa.
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 puerta
- puertas plural
- porta alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce puerta?
- /ˈpweɾta/
- [ˈpweɾ.t̪a]
- [ˈpweɾt̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to puerta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is puerta in Spanish?
puerta appears 117 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).