edificante

/i.di.fi.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/

//i.di.fi.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ// adj

The verdict

“edificante” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,891 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,891
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-edificante · edificante · Portuguese

edificante · rank #57,891 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,891
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH encenador

Nearest frequency peer: encenador (+10 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 “edificante”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for edificante
PropertyValue
Headwordedificante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.di.fi.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,891
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “edificante” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “encenador” (#57,901), “dilatar” (#57,879), “dico” (#57,875). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “edificante” fica em #57,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

edificante is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,891 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /i.di.fi.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

edificante doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is edificante, spelled E-D-I-F-I-C-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que edifica
  2. 2
    instrutivo
  3. 3
    escandaloso

Synonyms

edificativo

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); 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 "edificante"?
"edificante" is spelled E-D-I-F-I-C-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /i.di.fi.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "edificante" mean?
As an adjective, "edificante" means: que edifica
How do you pronounce "edificante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "edificante" is /i.di.fi.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "edificante" come from?
"edificante" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list