infeccioso

/ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu/

//ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu// adj

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The verdict

“infeccioso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,369 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,369
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que pode causar infecção

Corpus desk

Index PT-infeccioso · infeccioso · Portuguese

infeccioso · rank #53,369 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,369
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH incontável

Nearest frequency peer: incontável (-2 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 “infeccioso”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infeccioso
PropertyValue
Headwordinfeccioso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,369
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “infeccioso” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).infecciosocai 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: “incontável” (#53,367), “implacavelmente” (#53,362), “ik” (#53,358). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “infeccioso” fica em #53,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

infeccioso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,369 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for infeccioso, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is infeccioso, spelled I-N-F-E-C-C-I-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que pode causar infecção
  2. 2
    que resulta de infecção

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O sarampo é uma moléstia infecciosa.

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 "infeccioso"?
"infeccioso" is spelled I-N-F-E-C-C-I-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu/.
What does "infeccioso" mean?
As an adjective, "infeccioso" means: que pode causar infecção
How do you pronounce "infeccioso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infeccioso" is /ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infeccioso" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

incontável#53,367jardineira#53,391descolagem#53,258pediátrico#53,487

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list