hermafrodita

/ɛɾ.mɐ.fɾɔ.ˈdi.tɐ/

//ɛɾ.mɐ.fɾɔ.ˈdi.tɐ// adj

The verdict

“hermafrodita” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,371 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,371
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se do ser vivo que apresenta caracteres dos dois sexos

Corpus desk

Index PT-hermafrodita · hermafrodita · Portuguese

hermafrodita · rank #57,371 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,371
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH inconsolável

Nearest frequency peer: inconsolável (+15 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 “hermafrodita”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hermafrodita
PropertyValue
Headwordhermafrodita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɛɾ.mɐ.fɾɔ.ˈdi.tɐ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#57,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “hermafrodita” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “inconsolável” (#57,386), “inquebrável” (#57,390), “instintivo” (#57,392). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “hermafrodita” fica em #57,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hermafrodita is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,371 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɛɾ.mɐ.fɾɔ.ˈdi.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se do ser vivo que apresenta caracteres dos dois sexos".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hermafrodita, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is hermafrodita, spelled H-E-R-M-A-F-R-O-D-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se do ser vivo que apresenta caracteres dos dois sexos

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 "hermafrodita"?
"hermafrodita" is spelled H-E-R-M-A-F-R-O-D-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɛɾ.mɐ.fɾɔ.ˈdi.tɐ/.
What does "hermafrodita" mean?
As an adjective, "hermafrodita" means: diz-se do ser vivo que apresenta caracteres dos dois sexos
How do you pronounce "hermafrodita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hermafrodita" is /ɛɾ.mɐ.fɾɔ.ˈdi.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hermafrodita" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list