absolut

/apzoˈluːt/

//apzoˈluːt// adj

The verdict

“absolut” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,934 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,934
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - absoluto

Corpus desk

Index PT-absolut · absolut · Portuguese

absolut · rank #51,934 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,934
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH absolutismo

Nearest frequency peer: absolutismo (+1 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 “absolut”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for absolut
PropertyValue
Headwordabsolut
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/apzoˈluːt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,934
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “absolut” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “absolutismo” (#51,935), “abrandamento” (#51,932), “actually” (#51,938). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “absolut” fica em #51,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

absolut is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,934 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /apzoˈluːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "absoluto".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for absolut, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is absolut, spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    absoluto

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 "absolut"?
"absolut" is spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is /apzoˈluːt/.
What does "absolut" mean?
As an adjective, "absolut" means: absoluto
How do you pronounce "absolut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absolut" is /apzoˈluːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absolut" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list