adstringente

/ɐd.ʃtɾĩ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/

//ɐd.ʃtɾĩ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“adstringente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,453 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,453
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que adstringe

Key facts for adstringente
PropertyValue
Headwordadstringente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐd.ʃtɾĩ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,453
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adstringente” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). adstringente lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adstringente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,453 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɐd.ʃtɾĩ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que adstringe".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for adstringente, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is adstringente, spelled A-D-S-T-R-I-N-G-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que adstringe

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 "adstringente"?
"adstringente" is spelled A-D-S-T-R-I-N-G-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐd.ʃtɾĩ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/.
What does "adstringente" mean?
As an adjective, "adstringente" means: que adstringe
How do you pronounce "adstringente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adstringente" is /ɐd.ʃtɾĩ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adstringente" come from?
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Using “adstringente”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-D-S-T-R-I-N-G-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐd.ʃtɾĩ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list