mendicidade

/mẽ.di.si.ˈda.dɨ/

//mẽ.di.si.ˈda.dɨ// noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-mendicidade · mendicidade · Portuguese

mendicidade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mendicidade
PropertyValue
Headwordmendicidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mẽ.di.si.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “mendicidade” em português

mendicidadeestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

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

Rare enough to double-check

mendicidade is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /mẽ.di.si.ˈda.dɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ação de mendigar".

No misspelling variants are generated for mendicidade in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is mendicidade, spelled M-E-N-D-I-C-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação de mendigar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mendicidade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Concordei que assim era, mas aleguei que a velhice de D. Plácida estava agora ao abrigo da mendicidade: era uma compensação.

Synonyms

mendicânciamendigação

This word in other languages

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 "mendicidade"?
"mendicidade" is spelled M-E-N-D-I-C-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mẽ.di.si.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "mendicidade" mean?
As a noun, "mendicidade" means: ação de mendigar
How do you pronounce "mendicidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mendicidade" is /mẽ.di.si.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mendicidade" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list