entity

/ˈen.tɪ.ti/, /ˈen.ɾə.ɾi/

//ˈen.tɪ.ti/, /ˈen.ɾə.ɾi// noun

The verdict

“entity” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,314 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,314
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - entidade

Corpus desk

Index PT-entity · entity · Portuguese

entity · rank #60,314 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,314
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH esfolar

Nearest frequency peer: esfolar (+16 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “entity”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “entity” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entity
PropertyValue
Headwordentity
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈen.tɪ.ti/, /ˈen.ɾə.ɾi/
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,314
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “entity” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).entitycai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “esfolar” (#60,330), “esmo” (#60,333), “evolucionista” (#60,341). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “entity” fica em #60,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entity is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,314 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈen.tɪ.ti/, /ˈen.ɾə.ɾi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for entity, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is entity, spelled E-N-T-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    entidade
  2. 2
    existência
  3. 3
    matriz ou conjunto organizado de elementos ou partes individuais
  4. 4
    matriz ou conjunto organizado de elementos individuais

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The group successfully maintains its tribal entity.

Synonyms

beingexistence

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entity"?
"entity" is spelled E-N-T-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈen.tɪ.ti/, /ˈen.ɾə.ɾi/.
What does "entity" mean?
As a noun, "entity" means: entidade
How do you pronounce "entity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entity" is /ˈen.tɪ.ti/, /ˈen.ɾə.ɾi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entity" come from?
"entity" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list