condescendente

/kõ.dɨʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/

//kõ.dɨʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“condescendente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,844 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,844
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indulgente, complacente, transigente

Corpus desk

Index PT-condescendente · condescendente · Portuguese

condescendente · rank #60,844 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,844
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH confraternizar

Nearest frequency peer: confraternizar (+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 “condescendente”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for condescendente
PropertyValue
Headwordcondescendente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kõ.dɨʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/
Letters14
Frequency rank#60,844
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “condescendente” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).condescendentecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “confraternizar” (#60,845), “concordata” (#60,842), “congênito” (#60,846). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “condescendente” fica em #60,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

condescendente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,844 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kõ.dɨʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for condescendente in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is condescendente, spelled C-O-N-D-E-S-C-E-N-D-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    indulgente, complacente, transigente
  2. 2
    tolerante, flexível

This word in other languages

condescending(English)condescendiente(Español)condescendant(Français)herablassend(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 "condescendente"?
"condescendente" is spelled C-O-N-D-E-S-C-E-N-D-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.dɨʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/.
What does "condescendente" mean?
As an adjective, "condescendente" means: indulgente, complacente, transigente
How do you pronounce "condescendente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "condescendente" is /kõ.dɨʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "condescendente" come from?
"condescendente" 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 "condescendente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

confraternizar#60,845tranquilizador#60,677irrepreensível#61,035preponderância#60,572

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list