anorexia nervosa

/ɐnoɾekˈsiːa nerˈvɔzɐ/

//ɐnoɾekˈsiːa nerˈvɔzɐ// phrase

The verdict

“anorexia nervosa” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - condição mental e física em que o indivíduo, nutrindo uma obsessão patológica pelo emagrecimento, reduz drasticamente seu consumo calórico por meio de uma dieta rígida, vômitos autoinduzidos ou lax...

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Index PT-anorexia-nervosa · anorexia nervosa · Portuguese

anorexia nervosa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for anorexia nervosa
PropertyValue
Headwordanorexia nervosa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
IPA/ɐnoɾekˈsiːa nerˈvɔzɐ/
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “anorexia nervosa” em português

anorexia nervosaestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anorexia nervosa is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /ɐnoɾekˈsiːa nerˈvɔzɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "condição mental e física em que o indivíduo, nutrindo uma obsessão patológica pelo emagrecimento, reduz drasticamente seu consumo calórico por meio de uma dieta rígida, vômitos autoinduzidos ou lax...".

No misspelling variants are generated for anorexia nervosa in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is anorexia nervosa, spelled A-N-O-R-E-X-I-A- -N-E-R-V-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    condição mental e física em que o indivíduo, nutrindo uma obsessão patológica pelo emagrecimento, reduz drasticamente seu consumo calórico por meio de uma dieta rígida, vômitos autoinduzidos ou laxantes

Antonyms

orexia

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anorexia nervosa"?
"anorexia nervosa" is spelled A-N-O-R-E-X-I-A- -N-E-R-V-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐnoɾekˈsiːa nerˈvɔzɐ/.
What does "anorexia nervosa" mean?
As a phrase, "anorexia nervosa" means: condição mental e física em que o indivíduo, nutrindo uma obsessão patológica pelo emagrecimento, reduz drasticamente seu consumo calórico por meio de uma dieta rígida, vômitos autoinduzidos ou lax...
How do you pronounce "anorexia nervosa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anorexia nervosa" is /ɐnoɾekˈsiːa nerˈvɔzɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anorexia nervosa" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list