em branco
The verdict
“em branco” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sem dormir, de modo desperto, acordado (no período da noite)
Corpus desk
Index PT-em-branco · em branco · Portuguese
em branco · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | em branco |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “em branco” fica na frequência do português
Rare enough to double-check
em branco is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
em branco 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 tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is em branco, spelled E-M- -B-R-A-N-C-O.
Definition
- 1sem dormir, de modo desperto, acordado (no período da noite)
- 2sem um quê que preencha ou faça memorar
- 3desapercebidamente
- 4sem haver consequência
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how em branco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seu aniversário não pode passar em branco, vamos comemorar sim.
Suas noites aqui não vão passar em branco, vamos farrear todas.
Synonyms
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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