geriatria
Portuguese, noun/ʒe.ɾi.aˈtɾi.ɐ/
geriatria is spelled G-E-R-I-A-T-R-I-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 64,064th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geriatria is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “geriatrics (branch of medicine dealing with the elderly)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “especialidade médica que se dedica ao estudo, diagnóstico e tratamento das doenças relacionadas aos idosos ou…”.
What does geriatria mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegeriatrics (branch of medicine dealing with the elderly)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. especialidade médica que se dedica ao estudo, diagnóstico e tratamento das doenças relacionadas aos idosos ou ao envelhecimento
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 geriatria
- geriatrias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce geriatria?
- Brazil /ʒe.ɾi.aˈtɾi.ɐ/
- Brazil /ʒe.ɾjaˈtɾi.ɐ/
- Portugal /ʒɨ.ɾjɐˈtɾi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to geriatria
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is geriatria in Portuguese?
geriatria appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).