a respeito de

phrase

The verdict

“a respeito de” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sobre

Corpus desk

Index PT-a-respeito-de · a respeito de · Portuguese

a respeito de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for a respeito de
PropertyValue
Headworda respeito de
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “a respeito de” em português

a respeito deestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

a respeito de is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sobre".

a respeito de has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is a respeito de, spelled A- -R-E-S-P-E-I-T-O- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sobre

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how a respeito de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O Google acredita que os eleitores têm direito a fazer uso da Internet para livremente manifestar suas opiniões a respeito de candidatos a cargos políticos, como forma de pleno exercício da Democracia, especialmente em períodos eleitorais.

Synonyms

acerca de

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "a respeito de"?
"a respeito de" is spelled A- -R-E-S-P-E-I-T-O- -D-E.
What does "a respeito de" mean?
As a phrase, "a respeito de" means: sobre
What language does "a respeito de" come from?
"a respeito de" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list