vertiente
Spanish, noun/beɾˈtjente/
vertiente is spelled V-E-R-T-I-E-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,278th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vertiente is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “slope, declivity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Superficie inclinada de forma cóncava”.
What does vertiente mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslope, declivity
- 2
feminineaspect
- 3
femininepoint of view
- 4
femininespring
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Superficie inclinada de forma cóncava. 2. Apariencia o matiz de algo, modo en que se ve o se percibe; punto de vista. 3. Superficie superior de la cubierta. 4. Manantial, lugar donde brota una corriente de agua.
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 vertiente
- vertientes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vertiente?
- /beɾˈtjente/
- [beɾˈt̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
- [beɾˈt̪jẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vertiente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vertiente in Spanish?
vertiente appears 3.2 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).