dilatado

/di.lɐ.ˈta.du/

//di.lɐ.ˈta.du// adj

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The verdict

“dilatado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,115 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,115
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se dilatou

Corpus desk

Index PT-dilatado · dilatado · Portuguese

dilatado · rank #62,115 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,115
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dildo

Nearest frequency peer: dildo (+1 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 “dilatado”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “dilatado” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dilatado
PropertyValue
Headworddilatado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/di.lɐ.ˈta.du/
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “dilatado” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.dilatadocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “dildo” (#62,116), “diferir” (#62,112), “drawing” (#62,129). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dilatado” fica em #62,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dilatado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,115 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /di.lɐ.ˈta.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

dilatado doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is dilatado, spelled D-I-L-A-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se dilatou
  2. 2
    que se ampliou; extenso, amplo
  3. 3
    que cresceu; aumentado
  4. 4
    engrandecido; desenvolvido

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. campos dilatados
  2. O dilatado poderio da Inglaterra.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dilatado"?
"dilatado" is spelled D-I-L-A-T-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /di.lɐ.ˈta.du/.
What does "dilatado" mean?
As an adjective, "dilatado" means: que se dilatou
How do you pronounce "dilatado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dilatado" is /di.lɐ.ˈta.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dilatado" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dilatado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

charrete#62,033gerônimo#62,204incólume#62,237baleeiro#61,984

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list