breviário
/bɾe.viˈa.ɾi.u/ [bɾe.vɪˈa.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /bɾeˈvja.ɾju/ (coloquial)
The verdict
“breviário” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - forma abreviada de ofício ou oração da igreja católica, para uso dos padres
Corpus desk
Index PT-breviario · breviário · Portuguese
breviário · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | breviário |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɾe.viˈa.ɾi.u/ [bɾe.vɪˈa.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /bɾeˈvja.ɾju/ (coloquial) |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “breviário” em português
Rare enough to double-check
breviário is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɾe.viˈa.ɾi.u/ [bɾe.vɪˈa.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /bɾeˈvja.ɾju/ (coloquial). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for breviário in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is breviário, spelled B-R-E-V-I-Á-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1forma abreviada de ofício ou oração da igreja católica, para uso dos padres
- 2livro com orações diárias usado pelos padres católicos
- 3o livro favorito
- 4texto resumido de outro mais amplo
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.