exogamia

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relação sexual ou amorosa entre indivíduos de origem diversa

Corpus desk

Index PT-exogamia · exogamia · Portuguese

exogamia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 exogamia
PropertyValue
Headwordexogamia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “exogamia” em português

exogamianão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exogamia is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for exogamia in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is exogamia, spelled E-X-O-G-A-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    relação sexual ou amorosa entre indivíduos de origem diversa
  2. 2
    estado de exógamo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 2007. PUCCIARELLI, Daniel. Os descaminhos da moral esclarecida, ou: Kant e Sade.

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 "exogamia"?
"exogamia" is spelled E-X-O-G-A-M-I-A.
What does "exogamia" mean?
As a noun, "exogamia" means: relação sexual ou amorosa entre indivíduos de origem diversa
What language does "exogamia" come from?
"exogamia" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list