vocalização
Portuguese, noun/vo.ka.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
vocalização is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “vocalization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de vocalizar”.
What does vocalização mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevocalization
- 2
femininevocalization
- 3
femininevocalization
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 vocalizar
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 vocalização
- vocalizações plural
- vocalisação alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vocalização?
- Brazil /vo.ka.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [vo.ka.li.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /vu.kɐ.li.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vocalização in Portuguese?
vocalização 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).