em virtude de
The verdict
“em virtude de” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - por causa de; em consequência de
Corpus desk
Index PT-em-virtude-de · em virtude de · Portuguese
em virtude de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 virtude de |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “em virtude de” em português
Rare enough to double-check
em virtude de is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for em virtude de, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists 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 virtude de, spelled E-M- -V-I-R-T-U-D-E- -D-E.
Definition
- 1por causa de; em consequência de
- 2por força de
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how em virtude de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Peritos do Instituto de Criminalística de Sergipe concluíram que Genivaldo Santos, de 38 anos, morreu em virtude de uma asfixia mecânica provocada por um componente químico em sua corrente sanguínea.
CARDOSO, C. F. Trabalho compulsório na Antiguidade. São Paulo: Graal, 2003.
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.