ciclagem

noun

The verdict

“ciclagem” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,604 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,604
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abreviatura de reciclagem

Corpus desk

Index PT-ciclagem · ciclagem · Portuguese

ciclagem · rank #93,604 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,604
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cinefilia

Nearest frequency peer: cinefilia (+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 “ciclagem”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ciclagem
PropertyValue
Headwordciclagem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ciclagem” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ciclagemcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “cinefilia” (#93,605), “charlot” (#93,597), “charanga” (#93,596). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “ciclagem” fica em #93,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ciclagem is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,604 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ciclagem in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 ciclagem, spelled C-I-C-L-A-G-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    abreviatura de reciclagem
  2. 2
    número de ciclos por segundo (ou frequência) de uma tensão alternada; frequência nominal da rede elétrica que atende uma determinada região ou grupo de consumidores de energia elétrica
  3. 3
    processo de colocar água num aquário vazio e deixar a bomba funcionando por alguns dias, com o objetivo de criar microvida na água do aquário

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. São árvores sustentáveis e se o produtor cortá-las em idade adulta automaticamente conseguirá empreender a ciclagem dos nutrientes. (notícia do jornal O Estado de S. Paulo de 16 de junho de 2010)
  2. O primeiro desentendimento surgiu em 1976, com a definição da ciclagem das turbinas a serem instaladas na hidrelétrica.

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 "ciclagem"?
"ciclagem" is spelled C-I-C-L-A-G-E-M.
What does "ciclagem" mean?
As a noun, "ciclagem" means: abreviatura de reciclagem
What language does "ciclagem" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ciclagem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list