alteridade
Portuguese, noun/aw.te.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/
alteridade is spelled A-L-T-E-R-I-D-A-D-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alteridade is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alterity (entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade, condição, estado de ser o outro”.
What does alteridade mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealterity (entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualidade, condição, estado de ser o outro 2. concepção que parte do pressuposto básico de que todo ser humano social interage e interdepende de outros indivíduos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alteridade
- alteridades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alteridade?
- Brazil /aw.te.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.te.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi]
- Portugal /al.tɨ.ɾiˈda.dɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alteridade
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alteridade in Portuguese?
alteridade appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).