flácido

adj

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The verdict

“flácido” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,587 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,587
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - frouxo; sem consistência

Key facts for flácido
PropertyValue
Headwordflácido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,587
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flácido” 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). flácido 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

flácido is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,587 among 1,704 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "frouxo; sem consistência".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for flácido, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is flácido, spelled F-L-Á-C-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    frouxo; sem consistência

This word in other languages

flabby(English)flácido(Español)flasque(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 "flácido"?
"flácido" is spelled F-L-Á-C-I-D-O.
What does "flácido" mean?
As an adjective, "flácido" means: frouxo; sem consistência
What language does "flácido" come from?
"flácido" 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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Using “flácido”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-L-Á-C-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list