eminência parda

/e.miˈnẽ.si.ɐ ˈpaʁ.dɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ ˈpaɦ.dɐ], AFI: /e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ ˈpaʁ.dɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ ˈpaɦ.dɐ] (coloquial)

//e.miˈnẽ.si.ɐ ˈpaʁ.dɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ ˈpaɦ.dɐ], AFI: /e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ ˈpaʁ.dɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ ˈpaɦ.dɐ] (coloquial)/ phrase

The verdict

“eminência parda” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa que age por trás daquele que detém o poder, e que de modo oculto é quem realmente toma as decisões

Corpus desk

Index PT-eminencia-parda · eminência parda · Portuguese

eminência parda · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 eminência parda
PropertyValue
Headwordeminência parda
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
IPA/e.miˈnẽ.si.ɐ ˈpaʁ.dɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ ˈpaɦ.dɐ], AFI: /e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ ˈpaʁ.dɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ ˈpaɦ.dɐ] (coloquial)
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “eminência parda” em português

eminência pardafica 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

eminência parda is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /e.miˈnẽ.si.ɐ ˈpaʁ.dɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ ˈpaɦ.dɐ], AFI: /e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ ˈpaʁ.dɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ ˈpaɦ.dɐ] (coloquial). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pessoa que age por trás daquele que detém o poder, e que de modo oculto é quem realmente toma as decisões".

Zero misspellings are on record for eminência parda in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is eminência parda, spelled E-M-I-N-Ê-N-C-I-A- -P-A-R-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que age por trás daquele que detém o poder, e que de modo oculto é quem realmente toma as decisões

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Na longa cadeia do crime e da loucura que liga o mundo atual ao do passado, um dos elos mais importantes foi a Guerra dos Trinta Anos. Muitos foram os que trabalharam pra forjar esse elo: mas ninguém o fez, de maneira tão árdua, do que o colaborador de Richelieu, François Leclerc du Tremblay, conhecido na história da religião como Padre José de Paris e, d…
  2. Na prática, Grenell se converteu em uma eminência parda da política internacional do republicano, especialmente na América Latina.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eminência parda"?
"eminência parda" is spelled E-M-I-N-Ê-N-C-I-A- -P-A-R-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /e.miˈnẽ.si.ɐ ˈpaʁ.dɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ ˈpaɦ.dɐ], AFI: /e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ ˈpaʁ.dɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ ˈpaɦ.dɐ] (coloquial).
What does "eminência parda" mean?
As a phrase, "eminência parda" means: pessoa que age por trás daquele que detém o poder, e que de modo oculto é quem realmente toma as decisões
How do you pronounce "eminência parda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eminência parda" is /e.miˈnẽ.si.ɐ ˈpaʁ.dɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ ˈpaɦ.dɐ], AFI: /e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ ˈpaʁ.dɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ ˈpaɦ.dɐ] (coloquial). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eminência parda" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list