licença-maternidade

noun

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The verdict

“licença-maternidade” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - período que a mulher tem após o parto; legalmente dura 4 meses e pode ser estendido para 6 meses, dependendo do empregador; essa licença também pode ser usufruida por aquelas que adotam um filho

Key facts for licença-maternidade
PropertyValue
Headwordlicença-maternidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “licença-maternidade” sits in Portuguese frequency

licença-maternidade falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

licença-maternidade is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "período que a mulher tem após o parto; legalmente dura 4 meses e pode ser estendido para 6 meses, dependendo do empregador; essa licença também pode ser usufruida por aquelas que adotam um filho".

licença-maternidade doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is licença-maternidade, spelled L-I-C-E-N-Ç-A---M-A-T-E-R-N-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    período que a mulher tem após o parto; legalmente dura 4 meses e pode ser estendido para 6 meses, dependendo do empregador; essa licença também pode ser usufruida por aquelas que adotam um filho

Synonyms

licença-gestante

This word in other languages

parental leave(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "licença-maternidade"?
"licença-maternidade" is spelled L-I-C-E-N-Ç-A---M-A-T-E-R-N-I-D-A-D-E.
What does "licença-maternidade" mean?
As a noun, "licença-maternidade" means: período que a mulher tem após o parto; legalmente dura 4 meses e pode ser estendido para 6 meses, dependendo do empregador; essa licença também pode ser usufruida por aquelas que adotam um filho
What language does "licença-maternidade" come from?
"licença-maternidade" 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 “licença-maternidade”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-I-C-E-N-Ç-A---M-A-T-E-R-N-I-D-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list