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fortinho

Portuguese, adjective/fɔʁˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/

fortinho is spelled F-O-R-T-I-N-H-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 128,503rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fortinho is a Portuguese adjective meaning “chubby” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of forte.

What does fortinho mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    diminutive of forte

  2. 2

    chubby

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

Forms of fortinho

  • fortinha feminine
  • fortinhos masculine plural
  • fortinhas feminine plural

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

How do you pronounce fortinho?

  • Brazil /fɔʁˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/
  • Brazil [fɔhˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]
  • /fɔɾˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/

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

How common is fortinho in Portuguese?

fortinho appears about once in every 19 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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