abrandamento

/ɐ.bɾɐ̃.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/

//ɐ.bɾɐ̃.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

The verdict

“abrandamento” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,932 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,932
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de abrandar; amolecimento

Corpus desk

Index PT-abrandamento · abrandamento · Portuguese

abrandamento · rank #51,932 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,932
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH absolut

Nearest frequency peer: absolut (+2 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “abrandamento”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “abrandamento” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abrandamento
PropertyValue
Headwordabrandamento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.bɾɐ̃.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters12
Frequency rank#51,932
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “abrandamento” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.abrandamentocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “absolut” (#51,934), “absolutismo” (#51,935), “actually” (#51,938). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “abrandamento” fica em #51,932. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abrandamento is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,932 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.bɾɐ̃.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato ou efeito de abrandar; amolecimento".

abrandamento has no tracked misspelling variants, 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is abrandamento, spelled A-B-R-A-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de abrandar; amolecimento

Antonyms

endurecimentoenrijecimentoseverização

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 "abrandamento"?
"abrandamento" is spelled A-B-R-A-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.bɾɐ̃.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "abrandamento" mean?
As a noun, "abrandamento" means: ato ou efeito de abrandar; amolecimento
How do you pronounce "abrandamento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abrandamento" is /ɐ.bɾɐ̃.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abrandamento" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abrandamento", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list