perestroika
Portuguese, noun/pe.ɾesˈtɾɔj.kɐ/
perestroika is spelled P-E-R-E-S-T-R-O-I-K-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 81,082nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perestroika is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “perestroika (reform in the Soviet Union in 1980s)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que perestroica”.
What does perestroika mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineperestroika (reform in the Soviet Union in 1980s)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que perestroica
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 perestroika
- perestroikas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perestroika?
- Brazil /pe.ɾesˈtɾɔj.kɐ/
- Brazil [pe.ɾesˈtɾɔɪ̯.kɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perestroika
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perestroika in Portuguese?
perestroika appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).