dimorfismo

/d͡ʒi.moʁˈfiz.mu/ [d͡ʒi.mohˈfiz.mu]

//d͡ʒi.moʁˈfiz.mu/ [d͡ʒi.mohˈfiz.mu]/ noun

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

Key facts for dimorfismo
PropertyValue
Headworddimorfismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/d͡ʒi.moʁˈfiz.mu/ [d͡ʒi.mohˈfiz.mu]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dimorfismo” sits in Portuguese frequency

dimorfismo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

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

  1. 1
    aquilo que assume duas formas diferentes
  2. 2
    ocorrência, dentro de um mesmo grupo de indivíduos da mesma espécie, de dois grupos geneticamente distintos em um mesmo caractere
  3. 3
    ocorrência de indivíduos com duas tipologias distintas numa mesma espécie
  4. 4
    ocorrência de indivíduos com duas tipologias distintas numa mesma espécie
  5. 5
    na mineralogia, condição de algumas substâncias de se cristalizarem de duas formas distintas e irredutíveis

Synonyms

dimorfia

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 "dimorfismo"?
"dimorfismo" is spelled D-I-M-O-R-F-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /d͡ʒi.moʁˈfiz.mu/ [d͡ʒi.mohˈfiz.mu].
What does "dimorfismo" mean?
As a noun, "dimorfismo" means: aquilo que assume duas formas diferentes
How do you pronounce "dimorfismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dimorfismo" is /d͡ʒi.moʁˈfiz.mu/ [d͡ʒi.mohˈfiz.mu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dimorfismo" come from?
"dimorfismo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list