cupidez
/ku.pi.ˈdeʃ/
The verdict
“cupidez” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cobiça
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cupidez |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ku.pi.ˈdeʃ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cupidez” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cupidez is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ku.pi.ˈdeʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cupidez in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 cupidez, spelled C-U-P-I-D-E-Z.
Definition
- 1cobiça
- 2ambição
- 3avidez
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cupidez”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-U-P-I-D-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ku.pi.ˈdeʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.