defiant
/dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/
The verdict
“defiant” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,456 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,456
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desafiador, desafiante
Corpus desk
Index PT-defiant · defiant · Portuguese
defiant · rank #75,456 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,456
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH debelar
Nearest frequency peer: debelar (-2 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 “defiant”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- cozinheiras
cozinheiras
24,559 corpus weight
- cômputo
cômputo
24,553 corpus weight
- debelar
debelar
24,547 corpus weight
- defiant
defiant
24,545 corpus weight
- Deméter
Deméter
24,539 corpus weight
- desconexo
desconexo
24,536 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “defiant” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | defiant |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #75,456 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “defiant” em português
Rare enough to double-check
defiant is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,456 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "desafiador, desafiante".
No misspelling variants are generated for defiant in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 defiant, spelled D-E-F-I-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1desafiador, desafiante
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.
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