entorpecer

/ẽ.tuɾ.pɨ.ˈseɾ/

//ẽ.tuɾ.pɨ.ˈseɾ// verb

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The verdict

“entorpecer” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,762 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,762
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - causar entorpecimento ou torpor

Corpus desk

Index PT-entorpecer · entorpecer · Portuguese

entorpecer · rank #83,762 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,762
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH escora

Nearest frequency peer: escora (+8 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 “entorpecer”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entorpecer
PropertyValue
Headwordentorpecer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽ.tuɾ.pɨ.ˈseɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,762
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “entorpecer” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “escora” (#83,770), “escorregão” (#83,771), “esguicho” (#83,772). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “entorpecer” fica em #83,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entorpecer is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,762 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ẽ.tuɾ.pɨ.ˈseɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for entorpecer 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is entorpecer, spelled E-N-T-O-R-P-E-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    causar entorpecimento ou torpor
  2. 2
    ficar entorpecido ou com torpor
  3. 3
    retardar ou impedir o movimento
  4. 4
    perder a atividade

This word in other languages

entorpecer(Español)

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 "entorpecer"?
"entorpecer" is spelled E-N-T-O-R-P-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.tuɾ.pɨ.ˈseɾ/.
What does "entorpecer" mean?
As a verb, "entorpecer" means: causar entorpecimento ou torpor
How do you pronounce "entorpecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entorpecer" is /ẽ.tuɾ.pɨ.ˈseɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entorpecer" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

escorregão#83,771estupefato#83,788throughout#83,380telemática#83,372

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list