astigmatismo

/ɐʃ.tiɡ.mɐ.ˈtiʒ.mu/

//ɐʃ.tiɡ.mɐ.ˈtiʒ.mu// noun

The verdict

“astigmatismo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,977 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,977
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deficiência visual causada pelo formato irregular da córnea ou do cristalino formando uma imagem em vários focos que se encontram em eixos diferenciados

Corpus desk

Index PT-astigmatismo · astigmatismo · Portuguese

astigmatismo · rank #51,977 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,977
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH atenuação

Nearest frequency peer: atenuação (+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 “astigmatismo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for astigmatismo
PropertyValue
Headwordastigmatismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐʃ.tiɡ.mɐ.ˈtiʒ.mu/
Letters12
Frequency rank#51,977
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “astigmatismo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).astigmatismocai 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: “atenuação” (#51,979), “attention” (#51,982), “Austria” (#51,983). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “astigmatismo” fica em #51,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

astigmatismo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,977 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐʃ.tiɡ.mɐ.ˈtiʒ.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deficiência visual causada pelo formato irregular da córnea ou do cristalino formando uma imagem em vários focos que se encontram em eixos diferenciados".

astigmatismo has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is astigmatismo, spelled A-S-T-I-G-M-A-T-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    deficiência visual causada pelo formato irregular da córnea ou do cristalino formando uma imagem em vários focos que se encontram em eixos diferenciados

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O garoto de 7 anos descobriu que precisaria vencer quatro graus de miopia e outros três de astigmatismo para ver o que a professora ensinava.

This word in other languages

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 "astigmatismo"?
"astigmatismo" is spelled A-S-T-I-G-M-A-T-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐʃ.tiɡ.mɐ.ˈtiʒ.mu/.
What does "astigmatismo" mean?
As a noun, "astigmatismo" means: deficiência visual causada pelo formato irregular da córnea ou do cristalino formando uma imagem em vários focos que se encontram em eixos diferenciados
How do you pronounce "astigmatismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astigmatismo" is /ɐʃ.tiɡ.mɐ.ˈtiʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astigmatismo" come from?
"astigmatismo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list