deficitário

/dɨ.fɨ.si.ˈta.ɾju/

//dɨ.fɨ.si.ˈta.ɾju// adj

The verdict

“deficitário” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,885 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,885
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que apresenta prejuízo

Corpus desk

Index PT-deficitario · deficitário · Portuguese

deficitário · rank #90,885 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,885
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH delon

Nearest frequency peer: delon (+4 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 “deficitário”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for deficitário
PropertyValue
Headworddeficitário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨ.fɨ.si.ˈta.ɾju/
Letters11
Frequency rank#90,885
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “deficitário” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).deficitáriocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “delon” (#90,889), “decepar” (#90,878), “desapropriar” (#90,895). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “deficitário” fica em #90,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deficitário is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,885 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɨ.fɨ.si.ˈta.ɾju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que apresenta prejuízo".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for deficitário, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is deficitário, spelled D-E-F-I-C-I-T-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que apresenta prejuízo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. As empresas alegam que o sistema é deficitário em pelo menos R$ 46 milhões.

Antonyms

superavitário

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 "deficitário"?
"deficitário" is spelled D-E-F-I-C-I-T-Á-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.fɨ.si.ˈta.ɾju/.
What does "deficitário" mean?
As an adjective, "deficitário" means: que apresenta prejuízo
How do you pronounce "deficitário"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deficitário" is /dɨ.fɨ.si.ˈta.ɾju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deficitário" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "deficitário", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list