mamografia

/mɐ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/

//mɐ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“mamografia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,668 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,668
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - radiografia da mama

Key facts for mamografia
PropertyValue
Headwordmamografia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mamografia” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mamografia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mamografia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,668 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɐ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "radiografia da mama".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mamografia, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is mamografia, spelled M-A-M-O-G-R-A-F-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    radiografia da mama

Synonyms

mastografiasenografia

This word in other languages

mammography(English)mamografía(Español)mammographie(Français)Mammografie(Deutsch)

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 "mamografia"?
"mamografia" is spelled M-A-M-O-G-R-A-F-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/.
What does "mamografia" mean?
As a noun, "mamografia" means: radiografia da mama
How do you pronounce "mamografia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mamografia" is /mɐ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mamografia" come from?
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Using “mamografia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-M-O-G-R-A-F-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mɐ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/ (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list