intangível

adj

The verdict

“intangível” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,819 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,819
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não se pode ou não se deve tocar

Corpus desk

Index PT-intangivel · intangível · Portuguese

intangível · rank #52,819 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,819
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH intellectual

Nearest frequency peer: intellectual (+1 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 “intangível”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intangível
PropertyValue
Headwordintangível
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,819
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “intangível” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).intangívelcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “intellectual” (#52,820), “indistintamente” (#52,810), “indigente” (#52,809). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “intangível” fica em #52,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intangível is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,819 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for intangível, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is intangível, spelled I-N-T-A-N-G-Í-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não se pode ou não se deve tocar
  2. 2
    diz-se de bem do qual não se pode dispor
  3. 3
    inviolável, inalienável, intocável, abstrato

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ainda que o Judiciário possa e deva analisar a regularidade dos atos públicos, há um núcleo intangível, que é o núcleo da escolha política.
  2. Comprar uma empresa significa assumir um patrimônio complexo, intangível, multifacetado e com uma teia de emoções.

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 "intangível"?
"intangível" is spelled I-N-T-A-N-G-Í-V-E-L.
What does "intangível" mean?
As an adjective, "intangível" means: que não se pode ou não se deve tocar
What language does "intangível" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list