actually
The verdict
“actually” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,938 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,938
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - na realidade, na verdade
Corpus desk
Index PT-actually · actually · Portuguese
actually · rank #51,938 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,938
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH absolutismo
Nearest frequency peer: absolutismo (-3 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 “actually”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- whose
whose
48,078 corpus weight
- abrandamento
abrandamento
48,069 corpus weight
- absolut
absolut
48,067 corpus weight
- absolutismo
absolutismo
48,066 corpus weight
- actually
actually
48,063 corpus weight
- amu
amu
48,045 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “actually” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | actually |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #51,938 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “actually” em português
Rare enough to double-check
actually is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,938 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for actually in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is actually, spelled A-C-T-U-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1na realidade, na verdade
- 2de verdade, mesmo, realmente
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how actually appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident.
What do you know! She actually knew what she was doing!
Synonyms
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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