dia útil

phrase

The verdict

“dia útil” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dia da semana em que normalmente se trabalha (segunda a sexta com exceção dos feriados)

Corpus desk

Index PT-dia-util · dia útil · Portuguese

dia útil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for dia útil
PropertyValue
Headworddia útil
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “dia útil” em português

dia útilnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dia útil is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dia da semana em que normalmente se trabalha (segunda a sexta com exceção dos feriados)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dia útil, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is dia útil, spelled D-I-A- -Ú-T-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    dia da semana em que normalmente se trabalha (segunda a sexta com exceção dos feriados)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ao se enviar uma encomenda através de uma transportadora, a encomenda expedida numa quinta-feira com prazo de entrega em dois dias úteis será entregue no máximo até segunda-feira.

Synonyms

dia de semanadia de branco

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dia útil"?
"dia útil" is spelled D-I-A- -Ú-T-I-L.
What does "dia útil" mean?
As a phrase, "dia útil" means: dia da semana em que normalmente se trabalha (segunda a sexta com exceção dos feriados)
What language does "dia útil" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list