baixeza
/baj.ˈʃe.zɐ/
The verdict
“baixeza” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #84,473 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,473
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 840
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - característica ou estado do que é baixo ou do que está embaixo; pouca altura; pequenez
Corpus desk
Index PT-baixeza · baixeza · Portuguese
baixeza · rank #84,473 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,473
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 840
- PHOTO-FINISH balda
Nearest frequency peer: balda (+1 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 “baixeza”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- atordoamento
atordoamento
15,540 corpus weight
- attempt
attempt
15,538 corpus weight
- azzurra
azzurra
15,534 corpus weight
- açucareiro
açucareiro
15,533 corpus weight
- baixeza
baixeza
15,528 corpus weight
- balda
balda
15,527 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “baixeza” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baixeza |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /baj.ˈʃe.zɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #84,473 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “baixeza” em português
Rare enough to double-check
baixeza is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #84,473 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /baj.ˈʃe.zɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for baixeza, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is baixeza, spelled B-A-I-X-E-Z-A.
Definition
- 1característica ou estado do que é baixo ou do que está embaixo; pouca altura; pequenez
- 2falta de dignidade; ação vil; indignidade, vileza, baixura
- 3sentimento de inferioridade social; servilismo
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how baixeza appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A baixeza do muro permite a observação da casa vizinha.
Cometeu uma baixeza ao demitir os empregados sem motivo.
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.
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