centígrado

/sẽ.ˈti.ɡɾɐ.du/

//sẽ.ˈti.ɡɾɐ.du// adj

The verdict

“centígrado” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que mede cem graus, como os de temperatura, por exemplo

Corpus desk

Index PT-centigrado · centígrado · Portuguese

centígrado · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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.

Key facts for centígrado
PropertyValue
Headwordcentígrado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/sẽ.ˈti.ɡɾɐ.du/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “centígrado” em português

centígradofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

centígrado is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /sẽ.ˈti.ɡɾɐ.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que mede cem graus, como os de temperatura, por exemplo".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for centígrado, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is centígrado, spelled C-E-N-T-Í-G-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que mede cem graus, como os de temperatura, por exemplo

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "centígrado"?
"centígrado" is spelled C-E-N-T-Í-G-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sẽ.ˈti.ɡɾɐ.du/.
What does "centígrado" mean?
As an adjective, "centígrado" means: que mede cem graus, como os de temperatura, por exemplo
How do you pronounce "centígrado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "centígrado" is /sẽ.ˈti.ɡɾɐ.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list