inanição

Name: inanição, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/i.nɐ.ni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//i.nɐ.ni.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“inanição” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #60,427 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,427
frequency rank, Portuguese: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estado de uma célula ou de um organismo que carece de um elemento indispensável à sua vida

Key facts for inanição
Property	Value
Headword	inanição
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/i.nɐ.ni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#60,427
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inanição” 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). inanição lands here:

#60,427

#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 inanição is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.nɐ.ni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #60,427 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for inanição, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is inanição, spelled I-N-A-N-I-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

1
estado de uma célula ou de um organismo que carece de um elemento indispensável à sua vida
2
estado de esgotamento ou de extremo enfraquecimento, por falta de alimentos, ou defeito de assimilação dos mesmos

This word in other languages

starvation(English)

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 "inanição"?

"inanição" is spelled I-N-A-N-I-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.nɐ.ni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.

What does "inanição" mean?

As a noun, "inanição" means: estado de uma célula ou de um organismo que carece de um elemento indispensável à sua vida

How do you pronounce "inanição"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inanição" is /i.nɐ.ni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "inanição" come from?

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Using “inanição”

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

The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-A-N-I-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /i.nɐ.ni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.