avidez

/ɐ.vi.ˈdeʃ/

//ɐ.vi.ˈdeʃ// noun

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The verdict

“avidez” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,713 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,713
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-avidez · avidez · Portuguese

avidez · rank #77,713 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,713
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH asso

Nearest frequency peer: asso (-9 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 “avidez”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for avidez
PropertyValue
Headwordavidez
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.vi.ˈdeʃ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,713
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “avidez” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).avidezcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “asso” (#77,704), “arrangement” (#77,697), “aracnídeo” (#77,695). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “avidez” fica em #77,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

avidez is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,713 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.vi.ˈdeʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for avidez in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is avidez, spelled A-V-I-D-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade do que é ávido
  2. 2
    desejo ardente
  3. 3
    ambição
  4. 4
    sofreguidão
  5. 5
    voracidade
  6. 6
    cobiça

This word in other languages

avidity(English)avidez(Español)avidité(Français)

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 "avidez"?
"avidez" is spelled A-V-I-D-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.vi.ˈdeʃ/.
What does "avidez" mean?
As a noun, "avidez" means: qualidade do que é ávido
How do you pronounce "avidez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avidez" is /ɐ.vi.ˈdeʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avidez" come from?
"avidez" 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 "avidez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

captor#77,769zangão#77,640coador#77,804sticky#77,548

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list