astenia
The verdict
“astenia” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diminuição das forças físicas ou orgânicas; debilidade, fraqueza
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astenia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “astenia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
astenia is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for astenia in our index, 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 nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is astenia, spelled A-S-T-E-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1diminuição das forças físicas ou orgânicas; debilidade, fraqueza
- 2diminuição da resistência do sistema nervoso; debilitação psíquica; neurastenia, psicastenia
Antonyms
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.
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Using “astenia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-S-T-E-N-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.