defensivamente
The verdict
“defensivamente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,658 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,658
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de modo defensivo
Corpus desk
Index PT-defensivamente · defensivamente · Portuguese
defensivamente · rank #59,658 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,658
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH deferência
Nearest frequency peer: deferência (+1 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 “defensivamente”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- custoso
custoso
40,349 corpus weight
- defensivame…
defensivamente
40,343 corpus weight
- deferência
deferência
40,342 corpus weight
- dinamizar
dinamizar
40,329 corpus weight
- dobradiça
dobradiça
40,328 corpus weight
- doutro
doutro
40,322 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “defensivamente” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | defensivamente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #59,658 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “defensivamente” em português
Rare enough to double-check
defensivamente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,658 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "de modo defensivo".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for defensivamente, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is defensivamente, spelled D-E-F-E-N-S-I-V-A-M-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1de modo defensivo
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how defensivamente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«A equipa de basquetebol jogou muito bem defensivamente, impedindo qualquer cesto fácil.»
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.
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