excellence

/'ɛksələns/

//'ɛksələns// noun

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The verdict

“excellence” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,163 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,163
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - excelência

Key facts for excellence
PropertyValue
Headwordexcellence
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/'ɛksələns/
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “excellence” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). excellence lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

excellence is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,163 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /'ɛksələns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "excelência".

excellence has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is excellence, spelled E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    excelência

Synonyms

goodnessgreatnessperfectionpre-eminencepuritysuperiority

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 "excellence"?
"excellence" is spelled E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /'ɛksələns/.
What does "excellence" mean?
As a noun, "excellence" means: excelência
How do you pronounce "excellence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "excellence" is /'ɛksələns/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "excellence" come from?
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Using “excellence”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /'ɛksələns/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list