frivolidade

/fɾi.vu.li.ˈda.dɨ/

//fɾi.vu.li.ˈda.dɨ// noun

The verdict

“frivolidade” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,837 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,837
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - condição, característica ou estado do que é ou se assemelha a algo frívolo

Corpus desk

Index PT-frivolidade · frivolidade · Portuguese

frivolidade · rank #83,837 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,837
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fucks

Nearest frequency peer: fucks (+4 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 “frivolidade”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “frivolidade” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for frivolidade
PropertyValue
Headwordfrivolidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɾi.vu.li.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,837
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “frivolidade” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).frivolidadecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “fucks” (#83,841), “garapa” (#83,847), “flanquear” (#83,826). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “frivolidade” fica em #83,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frivolidade is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,837 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fɾi.vu.li.ˈda.dɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

frivolidade has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is frivolidade, spelled F-R-I-V-O-L-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    condição, característica ou estado do que é ou se assemelha a algo frívolo
  2. 2
    algo de pouco valor

Synonyms

frivolezaridicularianinhariafutilidade

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 "frivolidade"?
"frivolidade" is spelled F-R-I-V-O-L-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /fɾi.vu.li.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "frivolidade" mean?
As a noun, "frivolidade" means: condição, característica ou estado do que é ou se assemelha a algo frívolo
How do you pronounce "frivolidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frivolidade" is /fɾi.vu.li.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "frivolidade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list