dar um tempo
The verdict
“dar um tempo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer uma pausa em qualquer atividade ou num relacionamento pessoal, especialmente amoroso
Corpus desk
Index PT-dar-um-tempo · dar um tempo · Portuguese
dar um tempo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dar um tempo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “dar um tempo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
dar um tempo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for dar um tempo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is dar um tempo, spelled D-A-R- -U-M- -T-E-M-P-O.
Definition
- 1fazer uma pausa em qualquer atividade ou num relacionamento pessoal, especialmente amoroso
- 2parar de importunar
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dar um tempo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dar um tempo no namoro pode ser benéfico, se um dos dois – ou ambos – vem atravessando um momento de dúvida...
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.