fertilizar

/fɨɾ.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ/

//fɨɾ.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“fertilizar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #73,968 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#73,968
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tornar fértil

Key facts for fertilizar
PropertyValue
Headwordfertilizar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fɨɾ.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,968
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fertilizar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fertilizar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fertilizar is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fɨɾ.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #73,968 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fertilizar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is fertilizar, spelled F-E-R-T-I-L-I-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar fértil
  2. 2
    fecundar

This word in other languages

fertilize(English)fertilizar(Español)fertiliser(Français)düngen(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fertilizar"?
"fertilizar" is spelled F-E-R-T-I-L-I-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fɨɾ.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ/.
What does "fertilizar" mean?
As a verb, "fertilizar" means: tornar fértil
How do you pronounce "fertilizar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fertilizar" is /fɨɾ.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fertilizar" come from?
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Using “fertilizar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-E-R-T-I-L-I-Z-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /fɨɾ.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list