miscelânea
/mi.seˈlɐ̃.ne.ɐ/
The verdict
“miscelânea” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,985 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,985
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - reunião de livros de conteúdo literário ou científico diversificado (em temas, autores, etc.)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | miscelânea |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mi.seˈlɐ̃.ne.ɐ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #66,985 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “miscelânea” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
miscelânea is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,985 among 2,261 “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
- 1reunião de livros de conteúdo literário ou científico diversificado (em temas, autores, etc.)
- 2publicação que reúne textos ou outra produção artística com temática e autores variados
- 3livro 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
- 4mistura livre de coisas variadas
- 5mistura confusa ou em desordem de qualquer coisa
- 6reunião de coisas incomuns ou de relevância
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “miscelânea”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-I-S-C-E-L-Â-N-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mi.seˈlɐ̃.ne.ɐ/ (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
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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.