fortificación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin fortificātiōnem, from fortifico, from Latin fortis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foɾtifikaˈθjon/ [foɾ.t̪i.fi.kaˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /foɾtifikaˈsjon/ [foɾ.t̪i.fi.kaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: for‧ti‧fi‧ca‧ción

Noun

fortificación f (plural fortificaciones)

1. fortification

Related terms

• fortificado
• fortificar

Further reading

• “fortificación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025