gastroenterite

/ɡaʃ.tɾɔ.ẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.tɨ/

//ɡaʃ.tɾɔ.ẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.tɨ// noun

The verdict

“gastroenterite” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #68,858 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,858
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que gastrenterite

Corpus desk

Index PT-gastroenterite · gastroenterite · Portuguese

gastroenterite · rank #68,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,858
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH gilete

Nearest frequency peer: gilete (+7 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 “gastroenterite”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gastroenterite
PropertyValue
Headwordgastroenterite
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡaʃ.tɾɔ.ẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.tɨ/
Letters14
Frequency rank#68,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “gastroenterite” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).gastroenteritecai 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: “gilete” (#68,865), “funcho” (#68,849), “fotocópia” (#68,845). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gastroenterite” fica em #68,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gastroenterite is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #68,858 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡaʃ.tɾɔ.ẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o mesmo que gastrenterite".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gastroenterite in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is gastroenterite, spelled G-A-S-T-R-O-E-N-T-E-R-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que gastrenterite

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. No Rio, a Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa) detectou mais 84 casos de gastroenterite - 58 passageiros e 26 tripulantes - no MSC Sinfonia.

This word in other languages

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 "gastroenterite"?
"gastroenterite" is spelled G-A-S-T-R-O-E-N-T-E-R-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡaʃ.tɾɔ.ẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.tɨ/.
What does "gastroenterite" mean?
As a noun, "gastroenterite" means: o mesmo que gastrenterite
How do you pronounce "gastroenterite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gastroenterite" is /ɡaʃ.tɾɔ.ẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.tɨ/. 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 "gastroenterite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list