edificante
/i.di.fi.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/
The verdict
“edificante” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #57,891 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #57,891
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que edifica
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | edificante |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /i.di.fi.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #57,891 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “edificante” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for edificante is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.di.fi.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #57,891 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1que edifica
- 2instrutivo
- 3escandaloso
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “edificante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-D-I-F-I-C-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /i.di.fi.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/ (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.