chorar as pitangas

phrase

The verdict

“chorar as pitangas” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lamentar-se daquilo que decorre como mazela, o infortúnio, o resultante fato que desagrada ou oprime

Corpus desk

Index PT-chorar-as-pitangas · chorar as pitangas · Portuguese

chorar as pitangas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 chorar as pitangas
PropertyValue
Headwordchorar as pitangas
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “chorar as pitangas” em português

chorar as pitangasfica 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

chorar as pitangas is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lamentar-se daquilo que decorre como mazela, o infortúnio, o resultante fato que desagrada ou oprime".

chorar as pitangas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is chorar as pitangas, spelled C-H-O-R-A-R- -A-S- -P-I-T-A-N-G-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    lamentar-se daquilo que decorre como mazela, o infortúnio, o resultante fato que desagrada ou oprime

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Poemas E Versos De Amor 3
  2. Não adianta chorar as pitangas,

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 "chorar as pitangas"?
"chorar as pitangas" is spelled C-H-O-R-A-R- -A-S- -P-I-T-A-N-G-A-S.
What does "chorar as pitangas" mean?
As a phrase, "chorar as pitangas" means: lamentar-se daquilo que decorre como mazela, o infortúnio, o resultante fato que desagrada ou oprime
What language does "chorar as pitangas" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list