absentismo

/ab.sẽ.ˈʧiʒ.mu/

//ab.sẽ.ˈʧiʒ.mu// noun

The verdict

“absentismo” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estado em que um ou mais indivíduos faltam a algum compromisso periódico, como o trabalho, a escola, etc; baixa assiduidade

Key facts for absentismo
PropertyValue
Headwordabsentismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ab.sẽ.ˈʧiʒ.mu/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “absentismo” sits in Portuguese frequency

absentismo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for absentismo is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ab.sẽ.ˈʧiʒ.mu/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for absentismo 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, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is absentismo, spelled A-B-S-E-N-T-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado em que um ou mais indivíduos faltam a algum compromisso periódico, como o trabalho, a escola, etc; baixa assiduidade
  2. 2
    sistema de exploração agrícola em que há um intermediário entre o proprietário ausente e o indivíduo que cultiva essa propriedade

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 "absentismo"?
"absentismo" is spelled A-B-S-E-N-T-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ab.sẽ.ˈʧiʒ.mu/.
What does "absentismo" mean?
As a noun, "absentismo" means: estado em que um ou mais indivíduos faltam a algum compromisso periódico, como o trabalho, a escola, etc; baixa assiduidade
How do you pronounce "absentismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absentismo" is /ab.sẽ.ˈʧiʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absentismo" come from?
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Using “absentismo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-S-E-N-T-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ab.sẽ.ˈʧiʒ.mu/ (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.

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

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