beligerante

/bɨ.li.ʒɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

//bɨ.li.ʒɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ// adj

The verdict

“beligerante” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #80,164 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,164
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que faz guerra; que está em guerra, em luta

Corpus desk

Index PT-beligerante · beligerante · Portuguese

beligerante · rank #80,164 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,164
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH baranga

Nearest frequency peer: baranga (-4 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 “beligerante”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for beligerante
PropertyValue
Headwordbeligerante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bɨ.li.ʒɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#80,164
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “beligerante” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).beligerantecai 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: “baranga” (#80,160), “bairrista” (#80,155), “autárquico” (#80,148). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “beligerante” fica em #80,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

beligerante is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #80,164 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /bɨ.li.ʒɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for beligerante, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is beligerante, spelled B-E-L-I-G-E-R-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que faz guerra; que está em guerra, em luta
  2. 2
    que está em conflito

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Os dois países beligerantes.

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 "beligerante"?
"beligerante" is spelled B-E-L-I-G-E-R-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /bɨ.li.ʒɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "beligerante" mean?
As an adjective, "beligerante" means: que faz guerra; que está em guerra, em luta
How do you pronounce "beligerante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beligerante" is /bɨ.li.ʒɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beligerante" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list