absence
The verdict
“absence” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,441 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,441
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ausência
Corpus desk
Index PT-absence · absence · Portuguese
absence · rank #78,441 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,441
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH acurado
Nearest frequency peer: acurado (+7 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 “absence”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- écran
écran
21,572 corpus weight
- absence
absence
21,560 corpus weight
- acurado
acurado
21,553 corpus weight
- adstringente
adstringente
21,548 corpus weight
- aer
aer
21,545 corpus weight
- agoniado
agoniado
21,537 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “absence” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | absence |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #78,441 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “absence” em português
Rare enough to double-check
absence is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,441 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ausência".
No misspelling variants are generated for absence in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is absence, spelled A-B-S-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1ausência
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how absence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
an absence of will
uma ausência de vontade
Synonyms
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.
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