inalterável

/i.naɫ.tɨ.ˈɾa.vɛɫ/

//i.naɫ.tɨ.ˈɾa.vɛɫ// adj

The verdict

“inalterável” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,358 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,358
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não se pode alterar

Corpus desk

Index PT-inalteravel · inalterável · Portuguese

inalterável · rank #81,358 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,358
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH imortalizar

Nearest frequency peer: imortalizar (-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 “inalterável”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inalterável
PropertyValue
Headwordinalterável
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.naɫ.tɨ.ˈɾa.vɛɫ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,358
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “inalterável” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).inalterávelcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “imortalizar” (#81,355), “ideograma” (#81,352), “iconoclasta” (#81,350). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “inalterável” fica em #81,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inalterável is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,358 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /i.naɫ.tɨ.ˈɾa.vɛɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que não se pode alterar".

inalterável doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is inalterável, spelled I-N-A-L-T-E-R-Á-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não se pode alterar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how inalterável appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A doutrina que afirma que a fé é inalterável porque o Alcorão foi ditado por Deus precisa ser substituída. Os muçulmanos devem perceber que foram seres humanos que escreveram as escrituras sagradas.

Antonyms

alterável

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 "inalterável"?
"inalterável" is spelled I-N-A-L-T-E-R-Á-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /i.naɫ.tɨ.ˈɾa.vɛɫ/.
What does "inalterável" mean?
As an adjective, "inalterável" means: que não se pode alterar
How do you pronounce "inalterável"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inalterável" is /i.naɫ.tɨ.ˈɾa.vɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inalterável" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list