certeza
Portuguese, noun/seʁˈte.zɐ/
certeza is spelled C-E-R-T-E-Z-A (7 letters) and appears 186 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 503rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Certeza is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “certainty (state of being certain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade do que é certo”.
What does certeza mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecertainty (state of being certain)
Tenho certeza que isso ocorrerá.
- 2
femininesomething which is certain
Morte e impostos são as únicas certezas da vida.
interjection
- 1
are you sure?
interjection
- 1
asserting that something is certainly true; for sure
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualidade do que é certo 2. persuasão íntima, convicção
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 certeza
- certezas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce certeza?
- Brazil /seʁˈte.zɐ/
- Brazil [sehˈte.zɐ]
- /seɾˈte.zɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to certeza
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is certeza in Portuguese?
certeza appears 186 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).