benévolo

/bɨ.ˈnɛ.vu.lu/

//bɨ.ˈnɛ.vu.lu// adj

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The verdict

“benévolo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #96,459 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,459
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tende a fazer bem

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)

Where “benévolo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). benévolo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

benévolo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #96,459 among 2,073 “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

benevolente

Antonyms

malévolo

This word in other languages

benévolo(Español)

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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Using “benévolo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-E-N-É-V-O-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bɨ.ˈnɛ.vu.lu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list