additional

/əˈdɪʃənəl/

//əˈdɪʃənəl// adj

The verdict

“additional” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,866 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,866
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-additional · additional · Portuguese

additional · rank #50,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,866
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH acoplar

Nearest frequency peer: acoplar (-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 “additional”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for additional
PropertyValue
Headwordadditional
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/əˈdɪʃənəl/
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “additional” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).additionalcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “acoplar” (#50,865), “adverso” (#50,871), “waka” (#50,846). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “additional” fica em #50,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

additional is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,866 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /əˈdɪʃənəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "adicional".

No misspelling variants are generated for additional in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is additional, spelled A-D-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    adicional

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 "additional"?
"additional" is spelled A-D-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈdɪʃənəl/.
What does "additional" mean?
As an adjective, "additional" means: adicional
How do you pronounce "additional"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "additional" is /əˈdɪʃənəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "additional" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list