filth
/ˈfɪɬθ/
The verdict
“filth” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #96,717 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,717
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 853
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sujeira, sujidade, imundície:
Corpus desk
Index PT-filth · filth · Portuguese
filth · rank #96,717 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,717
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 853
- PHOTO-FINISH estufar
Nearest frequency peer: estufar (-27 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 “filth”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- enxadrista
enxadrista
3,330 corpus weight
- esburacado
esburacado
3,323 corpus weight
- especificad…
especificadamente
3,318 corpus weight
- estat
estat
3,316 corpus weight
- estufar
estufar
3,311 corpus weight
- filth
filth
3,284 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “filth” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | filth |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɪɬθ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #96,717 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “filth” em português
Rare enough to double-check
filth is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #96,717 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɪɬθ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
filth doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is filth, spelled F-I-L-T-H.
Definition
- 1sujeira, sujidade, imundície:
- 2depravação, material (imagem, texto) ofensivo ou obsceno:
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how filth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The city authorities found it a continual problem to scour and clean the ditch, as many of the adjacent houses found it convenient to dispose of filth and refuse in it.
Naturalistic works exposed the dark harshness of life, including poverty, racism, sex, prejudice, disease, prostitution, and filth.
Synonyms
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.
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