dimorfismo
/d͡ʒi.moʁˈfiz.mu/ [d͡ʒi.mohˈfiz.mu]
The verdict
“dimorfismo” 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 May 6, 2026) - aquilo que assume duas formas diferentes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dimorfismo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /d͡ʒi.moʁˈfiz.mu/ [d͡ʒi.mohˈfiz.mu] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dimorfismo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dimorfismo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /d͡ʒi.moʁˈfiz.mu/ [d͡ʒi.mohˈfiz.mu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for dimorfismo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is dimorfismo, spelled D-I-M-O-R-F-I-S-M-O.
Definition
- 1aquilo que assume duas formas diferentes
- 2ocorrência, dentro de um mesmo grupo de indivíduos da mesma espécie, de dois grupos geneticamente distintos em um mesmo caractere
- 3ocorrência de indivíduos com duas tipologias distintas numa mesma espécie
- 4ocorrência de indivíduos com duas tipologias distintas numa mesma espécie
- 5na mineralogia, condição de algumas substâncias de se cristalizarem de duas formas distintas e irredutíveis
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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.
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Using “dimorfismo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-I-M-O-R-F-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /d͡ʒi.moʁˈfiz.mu/ [d͡ʒi.mohˈfiz.mu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.