reaproximação
Portuguese, noun/ʁe.a.pɾo.si.maˈsɐ̃w̃/
reaproximação is spelled R-E-A-P-R-O-X-I-M-A-Ç-Ã-O (13 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,857th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reaproximação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “rapprochement (reestablishment of cordial relations)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de reaproximar”.
What does reaproximação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerapprochement (reestablishment of cordial relations)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de reaproximar 2. nova aproximação
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 reaproximação
- reaproximações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reaproximação?
- Brazil /ʁe.a.pɾo.si.maˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [he.a.pɾo.si.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /ʁe.a.pɾo.si.maˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to reaproximação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is reaproximação in Portuguese?
reaproximação 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).