ardência

/ɐɾ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/

//ɐɾ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ// noun

The verdict

“ardência” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,343 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,343
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade do que arde

Corpus desk

Index PT-ardencia · ardência · Portuguese

ardência · rank #69,343 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,343
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH asbesto

Nearest frequency peer: asbesto (+6 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 “ardência”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ardência
PropertyValue
Headwordardência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐɾ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,343
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ardência” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ardênciacai 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: “asbesto” (#69,349), “assertiva” (#69,352), “antissemita” (#69,333). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ardência” fica em #69,343. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ardência is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,343 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐɾ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ardência in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ardência, spelled A-R-D-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade do que arde
  2. 2
    viveza, prontidão na reação, reatividade

Synonyms

adustez

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 "ardência"?
"ardência" is spelled A-R-D-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐɾ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "ardência" mean?
As a noun, "ardência" means: qualidade do que arde
How do you pronounce "ardência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ardência" is /ɐɾ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ardência" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ardência", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list