mambembe

/mã.ˈbẽ.bi/

//mã.ˈbẽ.bi// adj

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The verdict

“mambembe” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,107 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,107
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-mambembe · mambembe · Portuguese

mambembe · rank #78,107 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,107
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH locador

Nearest frequency peer: locador (-12 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 “mambembe”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mambembe
PropertyValue
Headwordmambembe
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/mã.ˈbẽ.bi/
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,107
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “mambembe” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).mambembecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “locador” (#78,095), “linearmente” (#78,093), “microrganismo” (#78,127). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mambembe” fica em #78,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mambembe is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,107 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /mã.ˈbẽ.bi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mambembe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is mambembe, spelled M-A-M-B-E-M-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    de improviso
  2. 2
    ordinário

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 "mambembe"?
"mambembe" is spelled M-A-M-B-E-M-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mã.ˈbẽ.bi/.
What does "mambembe" mean?
As an adjective, "mambembe" means: de improviso
How do you pronounce "mambembe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mambembe" is /mã.ˈbẽ.bi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mambembe" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mambembe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

narguilé#78,153oficioso#78,172gigabyte#78,002retalhar#78,274

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list