mísero
The verdict
“mísero” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,105 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,105
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - muito pobre; miserável, paupérrimo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mísero |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #50,105 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mísero” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mísero is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,105 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for mísero in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 mísero, spelled M-Í-S-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1muito pobre; miserável, paupérrimo
- 2(Derivação: sentido figurado) pobre de ideias ou desprovido de inteligência
- 3muito reduzido; miserável, ínfimo, insignificante
- 4sem valor ou importância; desprezível, insignificante, reles
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 “mísero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-Í-S-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.