corruptela
/ku.Ruˈp.tɛ.lɐ/
The verdict
“corruptela” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #88,957 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,957
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - corrução, corrupção; alteração ou perda das características que identificam alguma coisa
Corpus desk
Index PT-corruptela · corruptela · Portuguese
corruptela · rank #88,957 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,957
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH cubista
Nearest frequency peer: cubista (+11 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 “corruptela”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- collet
collet
11,066 corpus weight
- concertado
concertado
11,057 corpus weight
- corruptela
corruptela
11,044 corpus weight
- cubista
cubista
11,033 corpus weight
- cénico
cénico
11,027 corpus weight
- deambular
deambular
11,022 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “corruptela” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corruptela |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ku.Ruˈp.tɛ.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #88,957 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “corruptela” em português
Rare enough to double-check
corruptela is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #88,957 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ku.Ruˈp.tɛ.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for corruptela, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is corruptela, spelled C-O-R-R-U-P-T-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1corrução, corrupção; alteração ou perda das características que identificam alguma coisa
- 2palavra cuja grafia e/ou pronúncia vão se alterando durante o tempo devido a sua má compreensão ou adaptação fonética
- 3reunião temporária de garimpeiros em aldeias ou acampamentos
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how corruptela appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Exemplo: vossa mercê > vosmercê > vosmicê > vonce > você
Synonyms
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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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