inóspito

/i.ˈnɔʃ.pi.tu/

//i.ˈnɔʃ.pi.tu// adj

The verdict

“inóspito” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,206 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,206
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - não hospitaleiro; que não recebe com hospitalidade; inadequado à manutenção da vida

Corpus desk

Index PT-inospito · inóspito · Portuguese

inóspito · rank #59,206 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,206
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH isolation

Nearest frequency peer: isolation (+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 “inóspito”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inóspito
PropertyValue
Headwordinóspito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.ˈnɔʃ.pi.tu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,206
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “inóspito” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).inóspitocai 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: “isolation” (#59,208), “Jenifer” (#59,213), “insónia” (#59,198). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “inóspito” fica em #59,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inóspito is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,206 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /i.ˈnɔʃ.pi.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "não hospitaleiro; que não recebe com hospitalidade; inadequado à manutenção da vida".

No generated misspelling entries exist for inóspito in our index, 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is inóspito, spelled I-N-Ó-S-P-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    não hospitaleiro; que não recebe com hospitalidade; inadequado à manutenção da vida

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O ano poderá ser menos inóspito no campo das relações harmônicas entre o Supremo Tribunal Federal e os Poderes Executivo e Legislativo.

This word in other languages

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 "inóspito"?
"inóspito" is spelled I-N-Ó-S-P-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ˈnɔʃ.pi.tu/.
What does "inóspito" mean?
As an adjective, "inóspito" means: não hospitaleiro; que não recebe com hospitalidade; inadequado à manutenção da vida
How do you pronounce "inóspito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inóspito" is /i.ˈnɔʃ.pi.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list