jurisprudência
/ʒu.ɾiʃ.pɾu.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/
The verdict
“jurisprudência” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #18,369 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,369
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 14
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - conjunto de decisões judiciais que apontam tendências a serem seguidas por decisões seguintes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jurisprudência |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʒu.ɾiʃ.pɾu.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #18,369 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jurisprudência” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for jurisprudência is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʒu.ɾiʃ.pɾu.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,369 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 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for jurisprudência, with forms such as "jjurisprudência", "jruisprudência", and "juirsprudência". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is jurisprudência, spelled J-U-R-I-S-P-R-U-D-Ê-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1conjunto de decisões judiciais que apontam tendências a serem seguidas por decisões seguintes
- 2conjunto das decisões judiciais tomadas mediante o uso da hermenêutica, isto é, a arte de interpretar as leis visando preencher suas lacunas. Quando tem dúvida sobre o que diz a Lei, o Juiz deve seguir regras conforme o Direito em causa. Uma das regras consiste em observar a decisão que outros Juízes tomaram diante da mesma dúvida. Essa fonte de informações se chama Jurisprudência. O Juiz não é obrigado a imitar seus antecessores. Pode inovar e criar nova Jurisprudência
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jjurisprudência,jruisprudência,juirsprudência,juripsrudência,jurispprudência,jurisprduência,jurisprrudência,jurispruddência,jurisprudnêcia,jurisprudêcnia,jurisprudêncai,jurisprudênccia,jurisprudênica,jurisprudênncia,jurispruêdncia,jurispurdência,jurisrpudência,jurissprudência,jurrisprudência,jursiprudência,ujrisprudência
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jurisprudência - 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.
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.
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Using “jurisprudência”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-U-R-I-S-P-R-U-D-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʒu.ɾiʃ.pɾu.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.