mísero
The verdict
“mísero” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,105 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,105
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - muito pobre; miserável, paupérrimo
Corpus desk
Index PT-misero · mísero · Portuguese
mísero · rank #50,105 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,105
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH nanico
Nearest frequency peer: nanico (+2 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 “mísero”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- mísero
mísero
49,896 corpus weight
- nanico
nanico
49,894 corpus weight
- néon
néon
49,887 corpus weight
- obstinada
obstinada
49,885 corpus weight
- oiticica
oiticica
49,883 corpus weight
- oitiva
oitiva
49,882 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “mísero” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cauda longa: rank de “mísero” em português
Rare enough to double-check
mísero is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,105 among 1,087 “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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mísero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No mísero barraco viviam duas famílias.
uns míseros poemas
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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