absorto
The verdict
“absorto” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #81,776 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #81,776
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - absorvido, envolto ou concentrado na contemplação de algo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | absorto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,776 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “absorto” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for absorto is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #81,776 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for absorto in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is absorto, spelled A-B-S-O-R-T-O.
Definition
- 1absorvido, envolto ou concentrado na contemplação de algo
- 2alienado; distraído ensimesmado
- 3extasiado
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.
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Using “absorto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-S-O-R-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.