ínfimo
/ˈĩ.fi.mu/
The verdict
“ínfimo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,103 among 15 “Í” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,103
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 15
- “Í” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - muito pequeno
Corpus desk
Index PT-infimo · ínfimo · Portuguese
ínfimo · rank #60,103 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,103
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 15
- PHOTO-FINISH abatimento
Nearest frequency peer: abatimento (+4 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 “ínfimo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- Waldomiro
Waldomiro
39,909 corpus weight
- ínfimo
ínfimo
39,898 corpus weight
- abatimento
abatimento
39,894 corpus weight
- absolutely
absolutely
39,891 corpus weight
- adocicado
adocicado
39,884 corpus weight
- agrião
agrião
39,879 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ínfimo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ínfimo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈĩ.fi.mu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #60,103 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ínfimo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ínfimo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,103 among 15 “Í” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈĩ.fi.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
ínfimo has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is ínfimo, spelled Í-N-F-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1muito pequeno
- 2que está em último; inferior
- 3o mais baixo de todos
- 4a maior cota inferior de um conjunto de números reais; inferior extremo
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.
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