absent
/ˈæb.sənt/
The verdict
“absent” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ausente
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | absent |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈæb.sənt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “absent” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for absent is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæb.sənt/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ausente".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for absent, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is absent, spelled A-B-S-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1ausente
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.
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Using “absent”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-S-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈæb.sənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.