abaixado

/a.baj.ˈʃa.du/

//a.baj.ˈʃa.du// adj

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The verdict

“abaixado” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #54,193 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#54,193
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que sofreu do ato de abaixar

Key facts for abaixado
PropertyValue
Headwordabaixado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/a.baj.ˈʃa.du/
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,193
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abaixado” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abaixado lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for abaixado is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.baj.ˈʃa.du/. Corpus data places it at rank #54,193 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abaixado, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is abaixado, spelled A-B-A-I-X-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que sofreu do ato de abaixar
  2. 2
    humilhado

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abaixado"?
"abaixado" is spelled A-B-A-I-X-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /a.baj.ˈʃa.du/.
What does "abaixado" mean?
As an adjective, "abaixado" means: que sofreu do ato de abaixar
How do you pronounce "abaixado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abaixado" is /a.baj.ˈʃa.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abaixado" come from?
"abaixado" 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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Using “abaixado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-A-I-X-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /a.baj.ˈʃa.du/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list