retidão
Portuguese, noun/ʁe.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃w̃/
retidão is spelled R-E-T-I-D-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 43,826th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retidão is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “rectitude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade do que é reto”.
What does retidão mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerectitude
- 2
feminineprobity
- 3
femininelegality
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualidade do que é reto 2. integridade de caráter 3. lisura no procedimento 4. legalidade
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 retidão
- retidões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retidão?
- Brazil /ʁe.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [he.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /ʁe.t͡ʃiˈdɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to retidão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retidão in Portuguese?
retidão appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).