fortaleza
Portuguese, noun/foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/
fortaleza is spelled F-O-R-T-A-L-E-Z-A (9 letters) and appears 46 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,045th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fortaleza is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fortress; fortification; stronghold (a large place built to withstand attacks)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “construção fortificada”.
What does fortaleza mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefortress; fortification; stronghold (a large place built to withstand attacks)
- 2
femininebulwark; stronghold (something that offers protection, especially in a psychological sense)
- 3
femininefortitude; inner strength (emotional strength in the face of adversity)
- 4
femininestrength (the quality of being physically strong)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro, capital do estado do Ceará 2. sobrenome
noun: 1. construção fortificada 2. qualidade do que é forte
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 fortaleza
- fortalezas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fortaleza?
- Brazil /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/
- Brazil [foh.taˈle.zɐ]
- /foɾ.taˈle.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 fortaleza
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fortaleza in Portuguese?
fortaleza appears 46 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).