ingenuidade

/ĩ.ʒɨ.nwi.ˈda.dɨ/

//ĩ.ʒɨ.nwi.ˈda.dɨ// noun

The verdict

“ingenuidade” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #20,034 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#20,034
frequency rank, Portuguese
11
letters
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - candor; ausência de malícia

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ingenuidade vs intensidade
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ingenuidade
PropertyValue
Headwordingenuidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.ʒɨ.nwi.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,034
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ingenuidade” 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). ingenuidade lands here:

#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 ingenuidade is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.ʒɨ.nwi.ˈda.dɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,034 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.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ingenuidade, with forms such as "ignenuidade", "inegnuidade", and "ingeniudade". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "intensidade", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ingenuidade, spelled I-N-G-E-N-U-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    candor; ausência de malícia
  2. 2
    ato ou dito próprio de pessoa ingênuo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ignenuidade,inegnuidade,ingeniudade,ingennuidade,ingenudiade,ingenuiadde,ingenuidadde,ingenuidaed,ingenuiddade,ingenuiddae,ingeunidade,inggenuidade,ingneuidade,inngenuidade,nigenuidade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ingenuidade - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ignenuidade2inegnuidade2ingeniudade2ingennuidade1ingenudiade2ingenuiadde2ingenuidadde1ingenuidaed2
Edit distance from "ingenuidade"

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 "ingenuidade"?
"ingenuidade" is spelled I-N-G-E-N-U-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.ʒɨ.nwi.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "ingenuidade" mean?
As a noun, "ingenuidade" means: candor; ausência de malícia
What words are commonly confused with "ingenuidade"?
"ingenuidade" is commonly confused with "intensidade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ingenuidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ingenuidade" is /ĩ.ʒɨ.nwi.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ingenuidade" come from?
"ingenuidade" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ingenuidade”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-G-E-N-U-I-D-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ĩ.ʒɨ.nwi.ˈda.dɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “intensidade” - see the side-by-side comparison. ingenuidade vs intensidade
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list