metonímia

/mɨ.tu.ˈni.mjɐ/

//mɨ.tu.ˈni.mjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“metonímia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #96,951 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,951
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - figura de linguagem que substitui um elemento pela citação de outro que lhe está relacionado (por exemplo: "sem teto", para alguém que não possui uma casa)

Key facts for metonímia
PropertyValue
Headwordmetonímia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɨ.tu.ˈni.mjɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,951
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “metonímia” 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). metonímia lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

metonímia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #96,951 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɨ.tu.ˈni.mjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "figura de linguagem que substitui um elemento pela citação de outro que lhe está relacionado (por exemplo: "sem teto", para alguém que não possui uma casa)".

metonímia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is metonímia, spelled M-E-T-O-N-Í-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    figura de linguagem que substitui um elemento pela citação de outro que lhe está relacionado (por exemplo: "sem teto", para alguém que não possui uma casa)

Synonyms

transnominação

This word in other languages

metonymy(English)metonimia(Español)métonymie(Français)

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 "metonímia"?
"metonímia" is spelled M-E-T-O-N-Í-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨ.tu.ˈni.mjɐ/.
What does "metonímia" mean?
As a noun, "metonímia" means: figura de linguagem que substitui um elemento pela citação de outro que lhe está relacionado (por exemplo: "sem teto", para alguém que não possui uma casa)
How do you pronounce "metonímia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "metonímia" is /mɨ.tu.ˈni.mjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "metonímia" come from?
"metonímia" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “metonímia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-T-O-N-Í-M-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mɨ.tu.ˈni.mjɐ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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