constrição
The verdict
“constrição” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,221 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,221
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de constringir
Corpus desk
Index PT-constricao · constrição · Portuguese
constrição · rank #57,221 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,221
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH cotovia
Nearest frequency peer: cotovia (+9 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 “constrição”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- chilique
chilique
42,802 corpus weight
- clorofórmio
clorofórmio
42,797 corpus weight
- constrição
constrição
42,780 corpus weight
- cotovia
cotovia
42,771 corpus weight
- degola
degola
42,755 corpus weight
- deliciar
deliciar
42,754 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “constrição” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | constrição |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #57,221 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “constrição” em português
Rare enough to double-check
constrição is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,221 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for constrição, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is constrição, spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-I-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de constringir
- 2pressão em volta de um corpo com diminuição do respectivo diâmetro; compressão circular, aperto:
- 3estenose, estrangulamento
- 4ansiedade, medo:
- 5cerco, rodeio:
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how constrição appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] cerrava-se de instante a instante como a constrição da jibóia em torno à presa.
Uma secura de febre ressequia-lhe a boca e apertava-lhe a garganta com a constrição do terror.
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.
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