envergadura
Portuguese, noun/ẽ.veʁ.ɡaˈdu.ɾɐ/
envergadura is spelled E-N-V-E-R-G-A-D-U-R-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,491st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Envergadura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “wingspan (of a bird, airplane)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “largura das velas”.
What does envergadura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewingspan (of a bird, airplane)
- 2
femininebreadth, beam (of a boat)
- 3
femininearmspan
- 4
femininemagnitude, importance
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. largura das velas 2. toda a extensão das asas abertas de uma ave, de ponta a ponta 3. maior distância entre as pontas das asas de um objeto, por exemplo de avião 4. maior distância medida entre as pontas dos dedos médios de cada mão
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 envergadura
- envergaduras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce envergadura?
- Brazil /ẽ.veʁ.ɡaˈdu.ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ẽ.veɦ.ɡaˈdu.ɾɐ]
- Brazil /ĩ.veʁ.ɡaˈdu.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to envergadura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is envergadura in Portuguese?
envergadura appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).