gerúndio
/ʒɨ.ˈɾũ.dju/
The verdict
“gerúndio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,774 among 521 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,774
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 521
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - forma verbal invariável da língua portuguesa terminada em -ndo e que transmite a ideia de ação decorrendo
Corpus desk
Index PT-gerundio · gerúndio · Portuguese
gerúndio · rank #74,774 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,774
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 521
- PHOTO-FINISH girino
Nearest frequency peer: girino (+2 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 “gerúndio”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- fruição
fruição
25,243 corpus weight
- gerúndio
gerúndio
25,227 corpus weight
- girino
girino
25,225 corpus weight
- gli
gli
25,224 corpus weight
- guilt
guilt
25,214 corpus weight
- hater
hater
25,207 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “gerúndio” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gerúndio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʒɨ.ˈɾũ.dju/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #74,774 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “gerúndio” em português
Rare enough to double-check
gerúndio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,774 among 521 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʒɨ.ˈɾũ.dju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "forma verbal invariável da língua portuguesa terminada em -ndo e que transmite a ideia de ação decorrendo".
No generated misspelling entries exist for gerúndio in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is gerúndio, spelled G-E-R-Ú-N-D-I-O.
Definition
- 1forma verbal invariável da língua portuguesa terminada em -ndo e que transmite a ideia de ação decorrendo
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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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