jardim de infância
/ʒɜrˈdĩ dĩ ĩˈfɜ̃sjɜ/
The verdict
“jardim de infância” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - escola onde crianças pequenas brincam e aprendem ao mesmo tempo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jardim de infância |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /ʒɜrˈdĩ dĩ ĩˈfɜ̃sjɜ/ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jardim de infância” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for jardim de infância is 18 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʒɜrˈdĩ dĩ ĩˈfɜ̃sjɜ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "escola onde crianças pequenas brincam e aprendem ao mesmo tempo".
jardim de infância has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is jardim de infância, spelled J-A-R-D-I-M- -D-E- -I-N-F-Â-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1escola onde crianças pequenas brincam e aprendem ao mesmo tempo
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “jardim de infância”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-A-R-D-I-M- -D-E- -I-N-F-Â-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʒɜrˈdĩ dĩ ĩˈfɜ̃sjɜ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.