hexadecimal

/ˌhɛk.sə.ˈdɛs.(ə.)məl/

//ˌhɛk.sə.ˈdɛs.(ə.)məl// adj

The verdict

“hexadecimal” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,758 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,758
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hexadecimal

Corpus desk

Index PT-hexadecimal · hexadecimal · Portuguese

hexadecimal · rank #56,758 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,758
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hidrato

Nearest frequency peer: hidrato (+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 “hexadecimal”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hexadecimal
PropertyValue
Headwordhexadecimal
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌhɛk.sə.ˈdɛs.(ə.)məl/
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,758
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “hexadecimal” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.hexadecimalcai 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: “hidrato” (#56,760), “hidrólise” (#56,761), “horripilante” (#56,767). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “hexadecimal” fica em #56,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hexadecimal is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,758 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌhɛk.sə.ˈdɛs.(ə.)məl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hexadecimal".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hexadecimal, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is hexadecimal, spelled H-E-X-A-D-E-C-I-M-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    hexadecimal

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 "hexadecimal"?
"hexadecimal" is spelled H-E-X-A-D-E-C-I-M-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌhɛk.sə.ˈdɛs.(ə.)məl/.
What does "hexadecimal" mean?
As an adjective, "hexadecimal" means: hexadecimal
How do you pronounce "hexadecimal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hexadecimal" is /ˌhɛk.sə.ˈdɛs.(ə.)məl/. 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 "hexadecimal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list