carecer

/kɐ.ɾe.ˈseɾ/, /kɐ.ɾe.ˈse/

//kɐ.ɾe.ˈseɾ/, /kɐ.ɾe.ˈse// verb

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The verdict

“carecer” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,851 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,851
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estar necessitado, ter falta

Corpus desk

Index PT-carecer · carecer · Portuguese

carecer · rank #89,851 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,851
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH carboneto

Nearest frequency peer: carboneto (-1 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 “carecer”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for carecer
PropertyValue
Headwordcarecer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kɐ.ɾe.ˈseɾ/, /kɐ.ɾe.ˈse/
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,851
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “carecer” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.carecercai 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: “carboneto” (#89,850), “canábis” (#89,846), “cesso” (#89,868). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “carecer” fica em #89,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carecer is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,851 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /kɐ.ɾe.ˈseɾ/, /kɐ.ɾe.ˈse/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "estar necessitado, ter falta".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for carecer, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is carecer, spelled C-A-R-E-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    estar necessitado, ter falta

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how carecer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nota: é normalmente seguido da preposição de

Synonyms

necessitarpedirprecisarrequerer

This word in other languages

lack(English)carecer(Español)manquer(Français)fehlen(Deutsch)

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 "carecer"?
"carecer" is spelled C-A-R-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ɾe.ˈseɾ/, /kɐ.ɾe.ˈse/.
What does "carecer" mean?
As a verb, "carecer" means: estar necessitado, ter falta
How do you pronounce "carecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carecer" is /kɐ.ɾe.ˈseɾ/, /kɐ.ɾe.ˈse/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carecer" come from?
"carecer" 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 "carecer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

canábis#89,846bisonte#89,803dístico#89,985manjado#90,220

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list