abulia

/a.bu.ˈli.ɐ/

//a.bu.ˈli.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“abulia” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - redução ou a incapacidade do potencial volitivo

Corpus desk

Index PT-abulia · abulia · Portuguese

abulia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for abulia
PropertyValue
Headwordabulia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/a.bu.ˈli.ɐ/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “abulia” em português

abuliaestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

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

Rare enough to double-check

abulia is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /a.bu.ˈli.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "redução ou a incapacidade do potencial volitivo".

No misspelling variants are generated for abulia in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is abulia, spelled A-B-U-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    redução ou a incapacidade do potencial volitivo

Synonyms

hipobulia

Antonyms

hiperbolia

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 "abulia"?
"abulia" is spelled A-B-U-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /a.bu.ˈli.ɐ/.
What does "abulia" mean?
As a noun, "abulia" means: redução ou a incapacidade do potencial volitivo
How do you pronounce "abulia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abulia" is /a.bu.ˈli.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abulia" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list