benemérito
/bɨ.nɨ.ˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/
The verdict
“benemérito” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,798 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,798
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 840
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que merece o bem; benemerente
Corpus desk
Index PT-benemerito · benemérito · Portuguese
benemérito · rank #70,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,798
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 840
- PHOTO-FINISH bajular
Nearest frequency peer: bajular (-12 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 “benemérito”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- aterrador
aterrador
29,229 corpus weight
- autonomamen…
autonomamente
29,222 corpus weight
- bajular
bajular
29,215 corpus weight
- benemérito
benemérito
29,203 corpus weight
- boçal
boçal
29,186 corpus weight
- boémia
boémia
29,185 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “benemérito” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | benemérito |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /bɨ.nɨ.ˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #70,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “benemérito” em português
Rare enough to double-check
benemérito is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,798 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /bɨ.nɨ.ˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for benemérito, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is benemérito, spelled B-E-N-E-M-É-R-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1que merece o bem; benemerente
- 2digno de honras, recompensas e aplausos por serviços importantes ou por procedimento notável; benemerente
- 3ilustre, distinto, inclito
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how benemérito appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Papéis avulsos
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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