alfabetizar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From alfabeto + -izar.
=== Verb ===
alfabetizar (first-person singular present alfabetizo, first-person singular preterite alfabeticei, past participle alfabetizado)
alfabetizar (first-person singular present alfabetizo, first-person singular preterite alfabetizei, past participle alfabetizado, reintegrationist norm)
(transitive) to make literate; to teach to read and write
Antonym: analfabetizar
(transitive) to alphabetize
Antonym: ordenar alfabeticamente
==== Conjugation ====
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=== Further reading ===
“alfabetizar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
“alfabetizar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Occitan ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Verb ===
alfabetizar
to teach to read and write
==== Conjugation ====
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From alfabeto + -izar.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: al‧fa‧be‧ti‧zar
=== Verb ===
alfabetizar (first-person singular present alfabetizo, first-person singular preterite alfabetizei, past participle alfabetizado)
(transitive) to make literate; to teach to read and write
(transitive) to give literacy (the ability to understand and evaluate something) to
==== Usage notes ====
alfabetizar is a false friend and does not mean "alphabetize". The word for "alphabetize" in Portuguese is alfabetar.
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
alfabetização
alfabetizado
==== Related terms ====
alfabeto
=== Further reading ===
“alfabetizar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“alfabetizar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
“alfabetizar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
“alfabetizar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
“alfabetizar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“alfabetizar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“alfabetizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From alfabeto + -izar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /alfabetiˈθaɾ/ [al.fa.β̞e.t̪iˈθaɾ] (Spain)
IPA(key): /alfabetiˈsaɾ/ [al.fa.β̞e.t̪iˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: al‧fa‧be‧ti‧zar
=== Verb ===
alfabetizar (first-person singular present alfabetizo, first-person singular preterite alfabeticé, past participle alfabetizado)
(transitive) to make literate; to teach to read and write
Antonym: analfabetizar
(transitive) to alphabetize
Antonym: ordenar alfabéticamente
==== Conjugation ====
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=== Further reading ===
“alfabetizar”, 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