gravidez

Portuguese

Etymology

From grávido +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾa.viˈde(j)s/ [ɡɾa.viˈde(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾa.viˈde(j)s/ [ɡɾa.viˈde(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡɾa.viˈde(j)ʃ/ [ɡɾa.viˈde(ɪ̯)ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ.viˈdeʃ/ [ɡɾɐ.viˈðeʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ.viˈdeʃ/ [ɡɾɐ.viˈðeʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ.biˈdeʃ/ [ɡɾɐ.βiˈðeʃ]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: gra‧vi‧dez

Noun

gravidez f (usually uncountable, plural gravidezes)

1. pregnancy

   Synonym: gestação

Derived terms

• antigravidez
• gravidez psicológica
• teste de gravidez

Further reading

• “gravidez”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “gravidez”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “gravidez”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From grávido +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾabiˈdeθ/ [ɡɾa.β̞iˈð̞eθ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ɡɾabiˈdes/ [ɡɾa.β̞iˈð̞es] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθ (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: gra‧vi‧dez

Noun

gravidez f (plural gravideces)

1. pregnancy, gravidity

   Synonym: embarazo

2. heaviness

   Antonym: ingravidez

Related terms

• ingravidez

Further reading

• “gravidez”, 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