adágio

/ɐ.ˈda.ʒju/

//ɐ.ˈda.ʒju// noun

The verdict

“adágio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #80,934 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,934
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sentença breve

Corpus desk

Index PT-adagio · adágio · Portuguese

adágio · rank #80,934 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,934
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aeroplano

Nearest frequency peer: aeroplano (+1 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 “adágio”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “adágio” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adágio
PropertyValue
Headwordadágio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈda.ʒju/
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,934
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “adágio” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.adágiocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “aeroplano” (#80,935), “adutor” (#80,932), “afrontamento” (#80,937). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “adágio” fica em #80,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adágio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #80,934 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ˈda.ʒju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for adágio in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is adágio, spelled A-D-Á-G-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sentença breve
  2. 2
    ditado popular

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how adágio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Papéis avulsos
  2. O corriqueiro adágio que diz que o pior cego é aquele que não quer ver se aplica com perfeição à análise do tema em estudo.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adágio"?
"adágio" is spelled A-D-Á-G-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈda.ʒju/.
What does "adágio" mean?
As a noun, "adágio" means: sentença breve
How do you pronounce "adágio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adágio" is /ɐ.ˈda.ʒju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adágio" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adágio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list