immediate

/ɪˈmi.di.ɪt/; /ɪˈmi.di.ət/

//ɪˈmi.di.ɪt/; /ɪˈmi.di.ət// adj

The verdict

“immediate” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #88,286 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,286
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-immediate · immediate · Portuguese

immediate · rank #88,286 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,286
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH incubar

Nearest frequency peer: incubar (+8 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 “immediate”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for immediate
PropertyValue
Headwordimmediate
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪˈmi.di.ɪt/; /ɪˈmi.di.ət/
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,286
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “immediate” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.immediatecai 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: “incubar” (#88,294), “istmo” (#88,325), “geminação” (#88,245). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “immediate” fica em #88,286. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

immediate is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #88,286 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪˈmi.di.ɪt/; /ɪˈmi.di.ət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "imediato".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for immediate, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is immediate, spelled I-M-M-E-D-I-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    imediato

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 "immediate"?
"immediate" is spelled I-M-M-E-D-I-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈmi.di.ɪt/; /ɪˈmi.di.ət/.
What does "immediate" mean?
As an adjective, "immediate" means: imediato
How do you pronounce "immediate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immediate" is /ɪˈmi.di.ɪt/; /ɪˈmi.di.ət/. 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 "immediate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list