deteriorante
The verdict
“deteriorante” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - que deteriora
Corpus desk
Index PT-deteriorante · deteriorante · Portuguese
deteriorante · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | deteriorante |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “deteriorante” em português
Rare enough to double-check
deteriorante is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
deteriorante doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is deteriorante, spelled D-E-T-E-R-I-O-R-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1que deteriora
- 2que causa deterioração ou degradação
- 3que contribui para a decadência ou enfraquecimento de algo
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how deteriorante appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A situação deteriorante do edifício exigiu reformas urgentes
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.