himself
/hɪm.ˈsɛlf/
The verdict
“himself” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,352 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,352
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 409
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - se, ele mesmo, pronome pessoal reflexivo masculino da terceira pessoa do singular:
Corpus desk
Index PT-himself · himself · Portuguese
himself · rank #53,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,352
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 409
- PHOTO-FINISH ik
Nearest frequency peer: ik (+6 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 “himself”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- grampear
grampear
46,661 corpus weight
- grevista
grevista
46,658 corpus weight
- grávido
grávido
46,657 corpus weight
- himself
himself
46,649 corpus weight
- ik
ik
46,643 corpus weight
- implacavelm…
implacavelmente
46,639 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “himself” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | himself |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | /hɪm.ˈsɛlf/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,352 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “himself” em português
Rare enough to double-check
himself is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,352 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed /hɪm.ˈsɛlf/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for himself, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is himself, spelled H-I-M-S-E-L-F.
Definition
- 1se, ele mesmo, pronome pessoal reflexivo masculino da terceira pessoa do singular:
- 2próprio (enfatiza o pronome he):
- 3ele, pronome pessoal masculino do caso reto da terceira pessoa do singular.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how himself appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He injured himself.
He was injured himself.
Synonyms
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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