erosão
Portuguese, noun/e.ɾoˈzɐ̃w̃/
erosão is spelled E-R-O-S-Ã-O (6 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,472nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erosão is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “erosion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fenómeno pelo qual as forças da natureza, como chuvas e ventos, alteram o relevo”.
What does erosão mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineerosion
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fenómeno pelo qual as forças da natureza, como chuvas e ventos, alteram o relevo 2. corroimento, destruição
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 erosão
- erosões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erosão?
- Brazil /e.ɾoˈzɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [e.ɾoˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /i.ɾuˈzɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to erosão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is erosão in Portuguese?
erosão appears 3.2 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).