amaldiçoar

verb

The verdict

“amaldiçoar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,531 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,531
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lançar maldição; praguejar contra; maldizer:

Corpus desk

Index PT-amaldicoar · amaldiçoar · Portuguese

amaldiçoar · rank #59,531 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,531
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH amparar

Nearest frequency peer: amparar (+2 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 “amaldiçoar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amaldiçoar
PropertyValue
Headwordamaldiçoar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,531
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “amaldiçoar” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “amparar” (#59,533), “alambique” (#59,523), “apavorar” (#59,539). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “amaldiçoar” fica em #59,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amaldiçoar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,531 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for amaldiçoar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is amaldiçoar, spelled A-M-A-L-D-I-Ç-O-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    lançar maldição; praguejar contra; maldizer:
  2. 2
    expressar ódio ou raiva; execrar:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A velha todos os dias amaldiçoava o filho trânsfuga.
  2. "Não me amaldiçoes; por piedade, ouve-me primeiro."

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 "amaldiçoar"?
"amaldiçoar" is spelled A-M-A-L-D-I-Ç-O-A-R.
What does "amaldiçoar" mean?
As a verb, "amaldiçoar" means: lançar maldição; praguejar contra; maldizer:
What language does "amaldiçoar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "amaldiçoar", 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