benévolo

/bɨ.ˈnɛ.vu.lu/

//bɨ.ˈnɛ.vu.lu// adj

The verdict

“benévolo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #96,459 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,459
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tende a fazer bem

Corpus desk

Index PT-benevolo · benévolo · Portuguese

benévolo · rank #96,459 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,459
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH beim

Nearest frequency peer: beim (-6 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 “benévolo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for benévolo
PropertyValue
Headwordbenévolo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bɨ.ˈnɛ.vu.lu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,459
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “benévolo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.benévolocai 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: “beim” (#96,453), “bombacha” (#96,472), “brique” (#96,479). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “benévolo” fica em #96,459. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

benévolo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #96,459 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /bɨ.ˈnɛ.vu.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for benévolo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is benévolo, spelled B-E-N-É-V-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tende a fazer bem
  2. 2
    bondoso
  3. 3
    benigno

Synonyms

Antonyms

malévolo

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 "benévolo"?
"benévolo" is spelled B-E-N-É-V-O-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /bɨ.ˈnɛ.vu.lu/.
What does "benévolo" mean?
As an adjective, "benévolo" means: que tende a fazer bem
How do you pronounce "benévolo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "benévolo" is /bɨ.ˈnɛ.vu.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "benévolo" come from?
"benévolo" 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 "benévolo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list