irreverência

noun

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The verdict

“irreverência” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,578 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,578
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade de ser irreverente

Key facts for irreverência
PropertyValue
Headwordirreverência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,578
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “irreverência” 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). irreverência lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

irreverência is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,578 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for irreverência in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 irreverência, spelled I-R-R-E-V-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade de ser irreverente
  2. 2
    falta de reverência ou respeito

Antonyms

reverência

This word in other languages

irreverence(English)irreverencia(Español)irrévérence(Français)

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 "irreverência"?
"irreverência" is spelled I-R-R-E-V-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A.
What does "irreverência" mean?
As a noun, "irreverência" means: qualidade de ser irreverente
What language does "irreverência" come from?
"irreverência" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “irreverência”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-R-R-E-V-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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