minúcia

/mi.ˈnu.sjɐ/

//mi.ˈnu.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“minúcia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,323 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,323
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - detalhe

Corpus desk

Index PT-minucia · minúcia · Portuguese

minúcia · rank #62,323 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,323
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH microeconomia

Nearest frequency peer: microeconomia (-4 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 “minúcia”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “minúcia” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for minúcia
PropertyValue
Headwordminúcia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mi.ˈnu.sjɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,323
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “minúcia” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.minúciacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “microeconomia” (#62,319), “medicar” (#62,314), “nitrogénio” (#62,343). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “minúcia” fica em #62,323. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

minúcia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,323 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mi.ˈnu.sjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for minúcia, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is minúcia, spelled M-I-N-Ú-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    detalhe
  2. 2
    coisa sem importância

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Vinte pesquisadores estiveram nesses locais e chegaram à minúcia de medir cada árvore com mais de 30 centímetros de diâmetro.

This word in other languages

minutia(English)minucia(Español)détail(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 "minúcia"?
"minúcia" is spelled M-I-N-Ú-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mi.ˈnu.sjɐ/.
What does "minúcia" mean?
As a noun, "minúcia" means: detalhe
How do you pronounce "minúcia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minúcia" is /mi.ˈnu.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minúcia" come from?
"minúcia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "minúcia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

medicar#62,314oblíquo#62,352lamaçal#62,284pontudo#62,387

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list