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fortição

Portuguese, noun/foʁ.t͡ʃiˈsɐ̃w̃/

fortição is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fortition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fenômeno fonético que endurece a força de uma consoante”.

What does fortição mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininefortition

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. fenômeno fonético que endurece a força de uma consoante

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 fortição

  • fortições plural

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

How do you pronounce fortição?

  • Brazil /foʁ.t͡ʃiˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • Brazil [foh.t͡ʃiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • /foɾ.t͡ʃiˈsɐ̃w̃/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.