Idade Média
The verdict
“Idade Média” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o período que vai desde a queda do Império Romano do Ocidente (476) até a tomada de Constantinopla pelos turcos (1453)
Corpus desk
Index PT-idade-media · Idade Média · Portuguese
Idade Média · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Idade Média |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “Idade Média” em português
Rare enough to double-check
Idade Média is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o período que vai desde a queda do Império Romano do Ocidente (476) até a tomada de Constantinopla pelos turcos (1453)".
Zero misspellings are on record for Idade Média in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is Idade Média, spelled I-D-A-D-E- -M-É-D-I-A.
Definition
- 1o período que vai desde a queda do Império Romano do Ocidente (476) até a tomada de Constantinopla pelos turcos (1453)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Idade Média appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A Cruzada das Crianças, livro de contos de Marcel Schwob, narra a loucura de crianças europeias que, na Idade Média, marcharam para a reconquista de Jerusalém.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.