abstêmio
/abʃ.ˈte.mju/ / /abs.ˈte.mju/
The verdict
“abstêmio” 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diz-se da pessoa que se abstém do uso de drogas, mais especificamente de bebida alcoólica
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abstêmio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /abʃ.ˈte.mju/ / /abs.ˈte.mju/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abstêmio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for abstêmio is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /abʃ.ˈte.mju/ / /abs.ˈte.mju/. 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: "diz-se da pessoa que se abstém do uso de drogas, mais especificamente de bebida alcoólica".
No generated misspelling entries exist for abstêmio in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is abstêmio, spelled A-B-S-T-Ê-M-I-O.
Definition
- 1diz-se da pessoa que se abstém do uso de drogas, mais especificamente de bebida alcoólica
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 “abstêmio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-S-T-Ê-M-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /abʃ.ˈte.mju/ / /abs.ˈte.mju/ (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.