metempsicose
/mɨ.tẽ.psi.ˈkɔ.zɨ/
The verdict
“metempsicose” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - movimento cíclico por meio do qual um mesmo espírito, após a morte de seu antigo corpo, retorna sucessivamente à vida, animando outra estrutura viva, seja esta vegetal, mineral ou animal, não neces...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | metempsicose |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɨ.tẽ.psi.ˈkɔ.zɨ/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “metempsicose” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for metempsicose is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mɨ.tẽ.psi.ˈkɔ.zɨ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for metempsicose in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 metempsicose, spelled M-E-T-E-M-P-S-I-C-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1movimento cíclico por meio do qual um mesmo espírito, após a morte de seu antigo corpo, retorna sucessivamente à vida, animando outra estrutura viva, seja esta vegetal, mineral ou animal, não necessariamente nesta ordem
- 2doutrina que professa essa crença, difundida pelo misticismo especulativo do orfismo e pitagorismo, e adotada por correntes filosóficas como o empedoclismo, platonismo e neoplatonismo; concepções semelhantes são encontradas tanto em religiões orientais como o budismo e o hinduísmo, quanto entre civilizações da Antigüidade (p.e. Egito e Pérsia), na pré-história e entre povos ditos "primitivos" como os esquimós. (deriv. por extensão de sentido.)
- 3reencarnação
- 4o mesmo que transmigração
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Using “metempsicose”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-T-E-M-P-S-I-C-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mɨ.tẽ.psi.ˈkɔ.zɨ/ (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
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.