Spanish word

estatura

Pronunciation

IPA/estaˈtuɾa/

Meaning

  • feminine nounheight

Example

¿Cuál es tu estatura?

What's your height?

Illustration for estatura (height)

More examples

El pediatra va a medir la estatura del niño.

The pediatrician is going to measure the child's height.

Core concept

A person's standing height and physical build.

Common phrases

  • medir la estatura

    measure height

  • de estatura baja

    of short stature

  • estatura promedio

    average height

Similar words

altura: Height measured from the ground up, used for objects and everyday questions about tallness.
complexión: Physical build focusing on muscle tone and the body's breadth or solidity.
talla: Numeric garment size derived from specific body measurements for fitting clothes.

Definition in Spanish

Medida de la altura corporal; también se emplea para describir la constitución o complexión física y, por extensión, la posición social.

Word origin

Spanish estatura derives from Latin statūra, from the root sta- 'stand', and in the Romance languages it names the standing measure of a person's height and constitution.

Usage tips

  • Estatura commonly appears on official forms and in descriptions of someone's build, while casual speech often uses altura or the question '¿Cuánto mides?'

Other meanings

  • physical staturenoun
  • social staturenoun

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