miscelânea

/mi.seˈlɐ̃.ne.ɐ/

//mi.seˈlɐ̃.ne.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“miscelânea” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,985 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,985
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - reunião de livros de conteúdo literário ou científico diversificado (em temas, autores, etc.)

Corpus desk

Index PT-miscelanea · miscelânea · Portuguese

miscelânea · rank #66,985 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,985
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mise

Nearest frequency peer: mise (+1 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 “miscelânea”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for miscelânea
PropertyValue
Headwordmiscelânea
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mi.seˈlɐ̃.ne.ɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,985
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “miscelânea” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.miscelâneacai 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: “mise” (#66,986), “mehr” (#66,976), “mum” (#67,002). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “miscelânea” fica em #66,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

miscelânea is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,985 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mi.seˈlɐ̃.ne.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

miscelânea has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 miscelânea, spelled M-I-S-C-E-L-Â-N-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    reunião de livros de conteúdo literário ou científico diversificado (em temas, autores, etc.)
  2. 2
    publicação que reúne textos ou outra produção artística com temática e autores variados
  3. 3
    livro ou outra publicação que reúne estudos ou textos diversos de variados autores para marcar homenagem a alguém ou uma instituição por ocasião de alguma data histórica, marcante
  4. 4
    mistura livre de coisas variadas
  5. 5
    mistura confusa ou em desordem de qualquer coisa
  6. 6
    reunião de coisas incomuns ou de relevância

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A Lapa, um dos berços do samba e ícone da miscelânea social carioca, é o point preferido da noite.

Synonyms

pot-pourripupurripolianteiavolume de homenagemmesclamixórdiaamontoamentoconfusãomistifóriomisturadamisturebasalgalhadamuseu

This word in other languages

miscellany(English)miscelánea(Español)mélange(Français)Gemisch(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 "miscelânea"?
"miscelânea" is spelled M-I-S-C-E-L-Â-N-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mi.seˈlɐ̃.ne.ɐ/.
What does "miscelânea" mean?
As a noun, "miscelânea" means: reunião de livros de conteúdo literário ou científico diversificado (em temas, autores, etc.)
How do you pronounce "miscelânea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "miscelânea" is /mi.seˈlɐ̃.ne.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

honorífico#66,882enumeração#66,801eletrólise#66,781afortunado#67,214

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list