# alfabetizar
## 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

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* alfabetismo
* alfabetizable
* alfabetización
* alfabetizador

#### Related terms

* alfabetismo
* alfabeto

### Further reading

* “alfabetizar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “alfabetizar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Occitan
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

alfabetizar
* to teach to read and write

#### Conjugation
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From alfabeto +‎ -izar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aw.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /aw.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /aw.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aw.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aw.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /al.fɐ.bɨ.tiˈzaɾ/ [aɫ.fɐ.βɨ.tiˈzaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /al.fɐ.bɨ.tiˈzaɾ/ [aɫ.fɐ.βɨ.tiˈzaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /al.fɐ.bɨ.tiˈza.ɾi/ [aɫ.fɐ.βɨ.tiˈza.ɾi]
* 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

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* alfabetização
* alfabetizado

#### Related terms

* alfabeto

### Further reading

* “alfabetizar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “alfabetizar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
* “alfabetizar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
* “alfabetizar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “alfabetizar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “alfabetizar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “alfabetizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From alfabeto +‎ -izar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /alfabetiˈθaɾ/ [al.fa.β̞e.t̪iˈθaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /alfabetiˈsaɾ/ [al.fa.β̞e.t̪iˈsaɾ]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* 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

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* alfabetismo
* alfabetizable
* alfabetización
* alfabetizador

#### Related terms

* alfabetismo
* alfabeto

### Further reading

* “alfabetizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10