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estreiteza

Portuguese, noun/is.tɾejˈte.zɐ/

estreiteza is spelled E-S-T-R-E-I-T-E-Z-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 113,611th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estreiteza is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “narrowness (the state of being narrow)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade daquilo que é estreito”.

What does estreiteza mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininenarrowness (the state of being narrow)

  2. 2

    femininecloseness (the condition of being close in a relationship)

  3. 3

    femininenarrow-mindedness (the condition of being narrow-minded)

  4. 4

    femininescarcity (inadequate amount of resources, especially money)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. qualidade daquilo que é estreito

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 estreiteza

  • estreitezas plural
  • estreitez alternative uncommon

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce estreiteza?

  • Brazil /is.tɾejˈte.zɐ/
  • Brazil [is.tɾeɪ̯ˈte.zɐ]
  • Brazil /es.tɾejˈte.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 estreiteza

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is estreiteza in Portuguese?

estreiteza appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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