valorização
Portuguese, noun/va.lo.ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
valorização is spelled V-A-L-O-R-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O (11 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,438th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Valorização is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “an increase in value” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de valorizar(-se)”.
What does valorização mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininean increase in value
- 2
femininethe act of valuing (regarding highly)
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 valorizar(-se) 2. alta deliberada de preço de mercadoria, especialmente quando promovida pelo governo
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 valorização
- valorizações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce valorização?
- Brazil /va.lo.ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [va.lo.ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /vɐ.lu.ɾi.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is valorização in Portuguese?
valorização appears 8.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).