abaixo de

phrase

The verdict

“abaixo 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
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em categoria, situação, posição, condição, número etc. inferior a

Corpus desk

Index PT-abaixo-de · abaixo de · Portuguese

abaixo de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 abaixo de
PropertyValue
Headwordabaixo de
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “abaixo de” em português

abaixo 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

abaixo de is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for abaixo de in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is abaixo de, spelled A-B-A-I-X-O- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    em categoria, situação, posição, condição, número etc. inferior a
  2. 2
    depois de, em seguida a

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. seu nível de inteligência está abaixo do normal.
  2. sua riqueza está abaixo do milhão.

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 "abaixo de"?
"abaixo de" is spelled A-B-A-I-X-O- -D-E.
What does "abaixo de" mean?
As a phrase, "abaixo de" means: em categoria, situação, posição, condição, número etc. inferior a
What language does "abaixo de" come from?
"abaixo 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