franzir
Portuguese, verb/fɾɐ̃ˈzi(ʁ)/
franzir is spelled F-R-A-N-Z-I-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 99,585th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Franzir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to frown (to form wrinkles in forehead)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fazer pregas pequenas numa teia”.
What does franzir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to frown (to form wrinkles in forehead)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. fazer pregas pequenas numa teia 2. enrugar 3. irritar-se, enfurecer-se
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 franzir
- franzo first-person present singular
- franzi first-person preterite singular
- franzido participle past
- franzires infinitive second-person singular
- franzirmos first-person infinitive plural
- franzirdes infinitive plural second-person
- franzirem infinitive plural third-person
- franzindo gerund
- franzidos masculine participle past
- franzida feminine participle past
- franzidas feminine participle past
- franzes indicative present second-person
- franze indicative present singular
- franzimos first-person indicative plural
- franzis indicative plural present
- franzem indicative plural present
- franzia first-person imperfect indicative
- franzias imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce franzir?
- Brazil /fɾɐ̃ˈzi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [fɾɐ̃ˈzi(h)]
- /fɾɐ̃ˈzi(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to franzir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is franzir in Portuguese?
franzir appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).