homeostase

/ɔmjɔʃtˈazɨ/

//ɔmjɔʃtˈazɨ// noun

The verdict

“homeostase” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,847 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,847
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tendência natural da célula e do organismo de manter o meio interno constante; estabilidade fisiológica

Corpus desk

Index PT-homeostase · homeostase · Portuguese

homeostase · rank #64,847 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,847
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hímen

Nearest frequency peer: hímen (+3 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 “homeostase”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for homeostase
PropertyValue
Headwordhomeostase
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔmjɔʃtˈazɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,847
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “homeostase” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.homeostasecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “hímen” (#64,850), “headline” (#64,842), “instrutivo” (#64,872). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “homeostase” fica em #64,847. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

homeostase is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,847 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɔmjɔʃtˈazɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for homeostase in our index, 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is homeostase, spelled H-O-M-E-O-S-T-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    tendência natural da célula e do organismo de manter o meio interno constante; estabilidade fisiológica
  2. 2
    autorregulação de um sistema; sustentação de um estado de equilíbrio de um sistema dinâmico, através de processos de regulação internos
  3. 3
    estado saudável de harmonia somática

Synonyms

homeóstasehomeostasia

This word in other languages

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 "homeostase"?
"homeostase" is spelled H-O-M-E-O-S-T-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔmjɔʃtˈazɨ/.
What does "homeostase" mean?
As a noun, "homeostase" means: tendência natural da célula e do organismo de manter o meio interno constante; estabilidade fisiológica
How do you pronounce "homeostase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homeostase" is /ɔmjɔʃtˈazɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homeostase" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list