agravante

/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈvɐ̃.tɨ/

//ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈvɐ̃.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“agravante” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #55,916 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#55,916
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters

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

Key facts for agravante
PropertyValue
Headwordagravante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈvɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,916
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “agravante” 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). agravante lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for agravante is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈvɐ̃.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #55,916 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que agrava".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for agravante, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is agravante, spelled A-G-R-A-V-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que agrava

This word in other languages

aggravating(English)agravante(Español)aggravant(Français)

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 "agravante"?
"agravante" is spelled A-G-R-A-V-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈvɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "agravante" mean?
As an adjective, "agravante" means: que agrava
How do you pronounce "agravante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agravante" is /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈvɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agravante" come from?
"agravante" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “agravante”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-G-R-A-V-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈvɐ̃.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
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