idiossincrasia

/i.dʒi.o.sĩ.cɾa.ˈzi.a/

//i.dʒi.o.sĩ.cɾa.ˈzi.a// noun

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The verdict

“idiossincrasia” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #74,031 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,031
frequency rank, Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - reação individual própria e típica a cada pessoa

Key facts for idiossincrasia
PropertyValue
Headwordidiossincrasia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.dʒi.o.sĩ.cɾa.ˈzi.a/
Letters14
Frequency rank#74,031
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “idiossincrasia” 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). idiossincrasia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for idiossincrasia is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.dʒi.o.sĩ.cɾa.ˈzi.a/. Corpus data places it at rank #74,031 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

idiossincrasia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented 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 idiossincrasia, spelled I-D-I-O-S-S-I-N-C-R-A-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    reação individual própria e típica a cada pessoa
  2. 2
    temperamento peculiar de cada indivíduo
  3. 3
    disposição do temperamento de um indivíduo, em virtude da qual cada indivíduo representa de uma maneira que lhe é própria as influências dos diversos agentes que impressionam os seus órgãos

This word in other languages

idiosyncrasy(English)idiosincrasia(Español)idiosyncrasie(Français)Idiosynkrasie(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 "idiossincrasia"?
"idiossincrasia" is spelled I-D-I-O-S-S-I-N-C-R-A-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /i.dʒi.o.sĩ.cɾa.ˈzi.a/.
What does "idiossincrasia" mean?
As a noun, "idiossincrasia" means: reação individual própria e típica a cada pessoa
How do you pronounce "idiossincrasia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "idiossincrasia" is /i.dʒi.o.sĩ.cɾa.ˈzi.a/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "idiossincrasia" come from?
"idiossincrasia" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “idiossincrasia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-D-I-O-S-S-I-N-C-R-A-S-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /i.dʒi.o.sĩ.cɾa.ˈzi.a/ (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
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