hedonismo

noun

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The verdict

“hedonismo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,542 among 995 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,542
frequency rank, Portuguese
995
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - doutrina egoísta que preconiza a valorização do usufruto do prazer imediato, não importa as consequências, mesmo que em detrimento de outrem

Key facts for hedonismo
PropertyValue
Headwordhedonismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,542
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hedonismo” 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). hedonismo 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

hedonismo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,542 among 995 “H” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "doutrina egoísta que preconiza a valorização do usufruto do prazer imediato, não importa as consequências, mesmo que em detrimento de outrem".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hedonismo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is hedonismo, spelled H-E-D-O-N-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    doutrina egoísta que preconiza a valorização do usufruto do prazer imediato, não importa as consequências, mesmo que em detrimento de outrem

This word in other languages

hedonism(English)hedonismo(Español)hédonisme(Français)Hedonismus(Deutsch)

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 "hedonismo"?
"hedonismo" is spelled H-E-D-O-N-I-S-M-O.
What does "hedonismo" mean?
As a noun, "hedonismo" means: doutrina egoísta que preconiza a valorização do usufruto do prazer imediato, não importa as consequências, mesmo que em detrimento de outrem
What language does "hedonismo" come from?
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Using “hedonismo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-E-D-O-N-I-S-M-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