mimetismo

/mi.mɨ.ˈtiʒ.mu/

//mi.mɨ.ˈtiʒ.mu// noun

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The verdict

“mimetismo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,954 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,954
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - imitação

Key facts for mimetismo
PropertyValue
Headwordmimetismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mi.mɨ.ˈtiʒ.mu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,954
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mimetismo” 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). mimetismo 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

mimetismo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,954 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mi.mɨ.ˈtiʒ.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

mimetismo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is mimetismo, spelled M-I-M-E-T-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    imitação
  2. 2
    adequação
  3. 3
    adaptação
  4. 4
    capacidade que têm certos animais de variar sua coloração e forma, de acordo com o meio em que se encontram

This word in other languages

mimicry(English)mimetismo(Español)mimétisme(Français)mimikry(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 "mimetismo"?
"mimetismo" is spelled M-I-M-E-T-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mi.mɨ.ˈtiʒ.mu/.
What does "mimetismo" mean?
As a noun, "mimetismo" means: imitação
How do you pronounce "mimetismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mimetismo" is /mi.mɨ.ˈtiʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mimetismo" come from?
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Using “mimetismo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-I-M-E-T-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mi.mɨ.ˈtiʒ.mu/ (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