diacrítico

/d͡ʒi.aˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ku/

//d͡ʒi.aˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ku// adj

The verdict

“diacrítico” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o que se refere a qualquer um dos sinais diacríticos

Corpus desk

Index PT-diacritico · diacrítico · Portuguese

diacrítico · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 diacrítico
PropertyValue
Headworddiacrítico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/d͡ʒi.aˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ku/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “diacrítico” em português

diacríticonão 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

diacrítico is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /d͡ʒi.aˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for diacrítico in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is diacrítico, spelled D-I-A-C-R-Í-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o que se refere a qualquer um dos sinais diacríticos
  2. 2
    diz-se dos sintomas ou sinais que permitem distinguir uma doença de outra semelhante

Synonyms

patognomônico

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 "diacrítico"?
"diacrítico" is spelled D-I-A-C-R-Í-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /d͡ʒi.aˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ku/.
What does "diacrítico" mean?
As an adjective, "diacrítico" means: o que se refere a qualquer um dos sinais diacríticos
How do you pronounce "diacrítico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diacrítico" is /d͡ʒi.aˈkɾi.t͡ʃi.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diacrítico" come from?
"diacrítico" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list