Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fortaleza

/fɔɹtəˈleɪzə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
for-t-aleza
IPA
/fɔɹtəˈleɪzə/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Fortaleza.

Questions

How do you pronounce fortaleza?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɔɹtəˈleɪzə/.
What does fortaleza mean?
A municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil.
Where does fortaleza come from?
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Fortaleza.

How to pronounce fortaleza

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