criticismo

noun

The verdict

“criticismo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,428 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,428
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - atitude crítica; exame

Corpus desk

Index PT-criticismo · criticismo · Portuguese

criticismo · rank #50,428 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,428
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH coto

Nearest frequency peer: coto (-4 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 “criticismo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for criticismo
PropertyValue
Headwordcriticismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,428
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “criticismo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).criticismocai 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: “coto” (#50,424), “cádmio” (#50,433), “declamação” (#50,438). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “criticismo” fica em #50,428. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

criticismo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,428 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for criticismo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is criticismo, spelled C-R-I-T-I-C-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    atitude crítica; exame
  2. 2
    doutrina de Kant

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «É importante adotar um criticismo construtivo em relação aos nossos próprios projetos para os melhorar.»
  2. «O criticismo kantiano procura determinar os limites e as possibilidades da razão humana no processo do conhecimento.»

This word in other languages

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 "criticismo"?
"criticismo" is spelled C-R-I-T-I-C-I-S-M-O.
What does "criticismo" mean?
As a noun, "criticismo" means: atitude crítica; exame
What language does "criticismo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list