em pessoa

phrase

The verdict

“em pessoa” 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) - pessoalmente

Corpus desk

Index PT-em-pessoa · em pessoa · Portuguese

em pessoa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for em pessoa
PropertyValue
Headwordem pessoa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “em pessoa” em português

em pessoafica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

em pessoa is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pessoalmente".

em pessoa has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 em pessoa, spelled E-M- -P-E-S-S-O-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoalmente

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how em pessoa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Veio buscar a encomenda em pessoa.

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 "em pessoa"?
"em pessoa" is spelled E-M- -P-E-S-S-O-A.
What does "em pessoa" mean?
As a phrase, "em pessoa" means: pessoalmente
What language does "em pessoa" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list