gentrificação
Portuguese, noun/ʒẽ.tɾi.fi.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/
gentrificação is spelled G-E-N-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O (13 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 60,841st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gentrificação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gentrification (buying and renovation of buildings in deteriorated neighbourhoods by wealthier individuals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fenômeno de mudança desencadeado por valorização imobiliária de uma área urbana que promove a saída de…”.
What does gentrificação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegentrification (buying and renovation of buildings in deteriorated neighbourhoods by wealthier individuals)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fenômeno de mudança desencadeado por valorização imobiliária de uma área urbana que promove a saída de moradores de certa classe social e a ocupação da mesma por moradores de uma classe mais rica
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 gentrificação
- gentrificações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gentrificação?
- Brazil /ʒẽ.tɾi.fi.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ʒẽ.tɾi.fi.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ʒẽ.tɾi.fi.kɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gentrificação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gentrificação in Portuguese?
gentrificação appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).