apetecível

/ɐ.pɨ.tɨ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/

//ɐ.pɨ.tɨ.ˈsi.vɛɫ// adj

The verdict

“apetecível” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,130 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,130
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que estimula o apetite

Corpus desk

Index PT-apetecivel · apetecível · Portuguese

apetecível · rank #57,130 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,130
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH apalpar

Nearest frequency peer: apalpar (-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 “apetecível”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apetecível
PropertyValue
Headwordapetecível
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐ.pɨ.tɨ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,130
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “apetecível” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).apetecívelcai 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: “apalpar” (#57,128), “ancoradouro” (#57,123), “arquitectónico” (#57,142). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “apetecível” fica em #57,130. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apetecível is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,130 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɐ.pɨ.tɨ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for apetecível, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is apetecível, spelled A-P-E-T-E-C-Í-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que estimula o apetite
  2. 2
    que tem atrativo, agradável

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Prato apetecível.
  2. Tarefa pouco apetecível.

Synonyms

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 "apetecível"?
"apetecível" is spelled A-P-E-T-E-C-Í-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.pɨ.tɨ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/.
What does "apetecível" mean?
As an adjective, "apetecível" means: que estimula o apetite
How do you pronounce "apetecível"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apetecível" is /ɐ.pɨ.tɨ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apetecível" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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