meritíssimo
/me.ɾiˈt͡ʃi.si.mu/
The verdict
“meritíssimo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,997 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,997
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de mais alto grau de mérito e respeito
Corpus desk
Index PT-meritissimo · meritíssimo · Portuguese
meritíssimo · rank #93,997 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,997
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH miele
Nearest frequency peer: miele (+8 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 “meritíssimo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- lealmente
lealmente
6,058 corpus weight
- meritíssimo
meritíssimo
6,004 corpus weight
- miele
miele
5,996 corpus weight
- monástico
monástico
5,980 corpus weight
- numerar
numerar
5,947 corpus weight
- ondular
ondular
5,935 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “meritíssimo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meritíssimo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /me.ɾiˈt͡ʃi.si.mu/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #93,997 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “meritíssimo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
meritíssimo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,997 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /me.ɾiˈt͡ʃi.si.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for meritíssimo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is meritíssimo, spelled M-E-R-I-T-Í-S-S-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1de mais alto grau de mérito e respeito
- 2tratamento dado a juízes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how meritíssimo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Não se gasta, antes se embolsa, / porque o Reverendo Padre / é do Santo Nicomedes / meritíssimo confrade; / e eis aqui a personagem.
Não nos espanta também o castigo infligido pelo meritíssimo juiz de Gouveia.
Synonyms
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).