dignitário

/di.ɡni.ˈta.ɾju/

//di.ɡni.ˈta.ɾju// noun

The verdict

“dignitário” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - aquele que exerce cargo de grande dignidade.

Corpus desk

Index PT-dignitario · dignitário · Portuguese

dignitário · 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 dignitário
PropertyValue
Headworddignitário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/di.ɡni.ˈta.ɾju/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “dignitário” em português

dignitáriofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dignitário is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /di.ɡni.ˈta.ɾju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aquele que exerce cargo de grande dignidade.".

dignitário doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 dignitário, spelled D-I-G-N-I-T-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aquele que exerce cargo de grande dignidade.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nada disso foi o bastante para constranger os dignitários sul-americanos reunidos em Paramaribo, a capital surinamesa.

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 "dignitário"?
"dignitário" is spelled D-I-G-N-I-T-Á-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /di.ɡni.ˈta.ɾju/.
What does "dignitário" mean?
As a noun, "dignitário" means: aquele que exerce cargo de grande dignidade.
How do you pronounce "dignitário"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dignitário" is /di.ɡni.ˈta.ɾju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dignitário" come from?
"dignitário" 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