culminante

/kuɫ.mi.ˈnɐ̃.tɨ/

//kuɫ.mi.ˈnɐ̃.tɨ// adj

The verdict

“culminante” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,845 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,845
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mais elevado

Corpus desk

Index PT-culminante · culminante · Portuguese

culminante · rank #57,845 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,845
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH deflagração

Nearest frequency peer: deflagração (+8 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 “culminante”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for culminante
PropertyValue
Headwordculminante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kuɫ.mi.ˈnɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,845
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “culminante” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).culminantecai 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: “deflagração” (#57,853), “desnorteado” (#57,864), “desobediente” (#57,865). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “culminante” fica em #57,845. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

culminante is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,845 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kuɫ.mi.ˈnɐ̃.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for culminante in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 culminante, spelled C-U-L-M-I-N-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mais elevado
  2. 2
    que alcançou o grau mais elevado em alguma coisa
  3. 3
    ponto culminante: diz-se da parte mais elevada de uma coisa

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aquela premiação foi o evento culminante de sua carreira.
  2. O cume do monte Branco é o ponto culminante dos Alpes.

Synonyms

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 "culminante"?
"culminante" is spelled C-U-L-M-I-N-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kuɫ.mi.ˈnɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "culminante" mean?
As an adjective, "culminante" means: o mais elevado
How do you pronounce "culminante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "culminante" is /kuɫ.mi.ˈnɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "culminante" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "culminante", 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