excrescência

/ɐjʃ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ/

//ɐjʃ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“excrescência” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,441 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,441
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

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

Key facts for excrescência
PropertyValue
Headwordexcrescência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐjʃ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#86,441
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “excrescência” 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). excrescência 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

excrescência is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,441 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐjʃ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for excrescência in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is excrescência, spelled E-X-C-R-E-S-C-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    saliência
  2. 2
    espécie de tumor que se forma na parte exterior do corpo do homem ou de um animal
  3. 3
    excesso

This word in other languages

excrescence(English)excrecencia(Español)excroissance(Français)

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 "excrescência"?
"excrescência" is spelled E-X-C-R-E-S-C-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐjʃ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "excrescência" mean?
As a noun, "excrescência" means: saliência
How do you pronounce "excrescência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "excrescência" is /ɐjʃ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "excrescência" come from?
"excrescência" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “excrescência”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-C-R-E-S-C-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐjʃ.kɾɨʃ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ/ (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