cardinalício

/kɐrdinɐˈlisju/

//kɐrdinɐˈlisju// adj

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The verdict

“cardinalício” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,526 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,526
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo ou pertencente a cardeal

Key facts for cardinalício
PropertyValue
Headwordcardinalício
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kɐrdinɐˈlisju/
Letters12
Frequency rank#98,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cardinalício” 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). cardinalício lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

cardinalício is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,526 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kɐrdinɐˈlisju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativo ou pertencente a cardeal".

cardinalício doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 cardinalício, spelled C-A-R-D-I-N-A-L-Í-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo ou pertencente a cardeal

This word in other languages

cardinalitial(English)

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 "cardinalício"?
"cardinalício" is spelled C-A-R-D-I-N-A-L-Í-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐrdinɐˈlisju/.
What does "cardinalício" mean?
As an adjective, "cardinalício" means: relativo ou pertencente a cardeal
How do you pronounce "cardinalício"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cardinalício" is /kɐrdinɐˈlisju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cardinalício" come from?
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Using “cardinalício”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-R-D-I-N-A-L-Í-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɐrdinɐˈlisju/ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list