aspersão

/ɐʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ɐʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

“aspersão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,163 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,163
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - borrifo

Corpus desk

Index PT-aspersao · aspersão · Portuguese

aspersão · rank #86,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,163
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aunque

Nearest frequency peer: aunque (+8 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 “aspersão”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aspersão
PropertyValue
Headwordaspersão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “aspersão” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).aspersãocai 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: “aunque” (#86,171), “aquartelamento” (#86,154), “autoavaliação” (#86,172). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “aspersão” fica em #86,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aspersão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,163 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "borrifo".

Zero misspellings are on record for aspersão in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is aspersão, spelled A-S-P-E-R-S-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    borrifo

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 "aspersão"?
"aspersão" is spelled A-S-P-E-R-S-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "aspersão" mean?
As a noun, "aspersão" means: borrifo
How do you pronounce "aspersão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aspersão" is /ɐʃ.pɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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