ascite

/ɐˈsiːti/

//ɐˈsiːti// noun

The verdict

“ascite” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,763 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,763
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - acúmulo de líquido seroso no peritônio

Corpus desk

Index PT-ascite · ascite · Portuguese

ascite · rank #89,763 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,763
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aun

Nearest frequency peer: aun (+12 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 “ascite”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ascite
PropertyValue
Headwordascite
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐˈsiːti/
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,763
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ascite” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ascitecai 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: “aun” (#89,775), “aprile” (#89,750), “apetrecho” (#89,747). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ascite” fica em #89,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ascite is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,763 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐˈsiːti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "acúmulo de líquido seroso no peritônio".

ascite has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ascite, spelled A-S-C-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    acúmulo de líquido seroso no peritônio

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 "ascite"?
"ascite" is spelled A-S-C-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐˈsiːti/.
What does "ascite" mean?
As a noun, "ascite" means: acúmulo de líquido seroso no peritônio
How do you pronounce "ascite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ascite" is /ɐˈsiːti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ascite" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list