docilidade

/du.si.li.ˈda.dɨ/

//du.si.li.ˈda.dɨ// noun

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The verdict

“docilidade” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,977 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,977
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade de dócil

Key facts for docilidade
PropertyValue
Headworddocilidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/du.si.li.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,977
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “docilidade” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). docilidade lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

docilidade is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,977 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /du.si.li.ˈda.dɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "qualidade de dócil".

docilidade doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is docilidade, spelled D-O-C-I-L-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade de dócil

Antonyms

indocilidade

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 "docilidade"?
"docilidade" is spelled D-O-C-I-L-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /du.si.li.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "docilidade" mean?
As a noun, "docilidade" means: qualidade de dócil
How do you pronounce "docilidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "docilidade" is /du.si.li.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "docilidade" come from?
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Using “docilidade”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-O-C-I-L-I-D-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /du.si.li.ˈda.dɨ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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