kitten

/ˈkɪ.tən/

//ˈkɪ.tən// noun

The verdict

“kitten” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,946 among 95 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,946
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - filhote de gato, gatinho

Corpus desk

Index PT-kitten · kitten · Portuguese

kitten · rank #62,946 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,946
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH Josiah

Nearest frequency peer: Josiah (-5 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 “kitten”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kitten
PropertyValue
Headwordkitten
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɪ.tən/
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “kitten” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).kittencai 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: “Josiah” (#62,941), “Lacombe” (#62,952), “laundry” (#62,956). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “kitten” fica em #62,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kitten is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,946 among 95 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɪ.tən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "filhote de gato, gatinho".

No generated misspelling entries exist for kitten in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is kitten, spelled K-I-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    filhote de gato, gatinho

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 "kitten"?
"kitten" is spelled K-I-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɪ.tən/.
What does "kitten" mean?
As a noun, "kitten" means: filhote de gato, gatinho
How do you pronounce "kitten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kitten" is /ˈkɪ.tən/. 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 "kitten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list