absolutismo

/ɐb.su.lu.ˈtiʒ.mu/

//ɐb.su.lu.ˈtiʒ.mu// noun

The verdict

“absolutismo” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #51,935 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#51,935
frequency rank, Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sistema governamental em que o poder é exercido de forma absoluta, sem oposição.

Key facts for absolutismo
PropertyValue
Headwordabsolutismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐb.su.lu.ˈtiʒ.mu/
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “absolutismo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). absolutismo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for absolutismo is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐb.su.lu.ˈtiʒ.mu/. Corpus data places it at rank #51,935 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

absolutismo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is absolutismo, spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sistema governamental em que o poder é exercido de forma absoluta, sem oposição.
  2. 2
    tirania, despotismo
  3. 3
    doutrina segundo a qual a moralidade é universal, a mesma para todos os indivíduos, em qualquer lugar, em qualquer período
  4. 4
    princípio que afirma que a beleza está apenas no objeto observado, não considerando a subjetividade do observador

Antonyms

relativismo

This word in other languages

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 "absolutismo"?
"absolutismo" is spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐb.su.lu.ˈtiʒ.mu/.
What does "absolutismo" mean?
As a noun, "absolutismo" means: sistema governamental em que o poder é exercido de forma absoluta, sem oposição.
How do you pronounce "absolutismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absolutismo" is /ɐb.su.lu.ˈtiʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absolutismo" come from?
"absolutismo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “absolutismo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-S-O-L-U-T-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐb.su.lu.ˈtiʒ.mu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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