definitely
/ˈdɛ.fɪ.nə.tli/
The verdict
“definitely” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #80,295 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,295
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - certamente, definitivamente, com certeza, sem dúvida:
Corpus desk
Index PT-definitely · definitely · Portuguese
definitely · rank #80,295 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,295
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH decalque
Nearest frequency peer: decalque (-7 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 “definitely”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- decalque
decalque
19,713 corpus weight
- definitely
definitely
19,706 corpus weight
- dine
dine
19,682 corpus weight
- discográfico
discográfico
19,680 corpus weight
- econometria
econometria
19,666 corpus weight
- eletrodomés…
eletrodoméstico
19,662 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “definitely” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | definitely |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈdɛ.fɪ.nə.tli/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #80,295 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “definitely” em português
Rare enough to double-check
definitely is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #80,295 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈdɛ.fɪ.nə.tli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "certamente, definitivamente, com certeza, sem dúvida:".
definitely has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is definitely, spelled D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1certamente, definitivamente, com certeza, sem dúvida:
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how definitely appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He is definitely going to be busy that day.
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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