hermético

/eɾ.ˈmɛ.ti.ku/

//eɾ.ˈmɛ.ti.ku// adj

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The verdict

“hermético” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,898 among 995 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,898
frequency rank, Portuguese
995
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - completamente fechado

Key facts for hermético
PropertyValue
Headwordhermético
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/eɾ.ˈmɛ.ti.ku/
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,898
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hermético” 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). hermético 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

hermético is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,898 among 995 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /eɾ.ˈmɛ.ti.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hermético, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is hermético, spelled H-E-R-M-É-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    completamente fechado
  2. 2
    obscuro

Synonyms

lacrado

This word in other languages

hermetic(English)hermético(Español)hermétique(Français)hermetisch(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 "hermético"?
"hermético" is spelled H-E-R-M-É-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /eɾ.ˈmɛ.ti.ku/.
What does "hermético" mean?
As an adjective, "hermético" means: completamente fechado
How do you pronounce "hermético"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hermético" is /eɾ.ˈmɛ.ti.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hermético" come from?
"hermético" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “hermético”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-E-R-M-É-T-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /eɾ.ˈmɛ.ti.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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