inanição

/i.nɐ.ni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//i.nɐ.ni.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“inanição” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,427 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,427
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado de uma célula ou de um organismo que carece de um elemento indispensável à sua vida

Corpus desk

Index PT-inanicao · inanição · Portuguese

inanição · rank #60,427 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,427
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH indonésias

Nearest frequency peer: indonésias (+5 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 “inanição”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inanição
PropertyValue
Headwordinanição
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.nɐ.ni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “inanição” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).inaniçãocai 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: “indonésias” (#60,432), “inescrupuloso” (#60,433), “Hering” (#60,413). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “inanição” fica em #60,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inanição is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,427 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /i.nɐ.ni.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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. 1
    estado de uma célula ou de um organismo que carece de um elemento indispensável à sua vida
  2. 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list