morbidade

/moɹ.bi.ˈda.dʒi/

//moɹ.bi.ˈda.dʒi// noun

The verdict

“morbidade” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,633 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,633
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - capacidade, qualidade ou condição daquilo que capaz de produzir doença ou do que é doente

Corpus desk

Index PT-morbidade · morbidade · Portuguese

morbidade · rank #72,633 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,633
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH musse

Nearest frequency peer: musse (+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 “morbidade”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for morbidade
PropertyValue
Headwordmorbidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/moɹ.bi.ˈda.dʒi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,633
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “morbidade” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).morbidadecai 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: “musse” (#72,637), “olhadela” (#72,655), “particípio” (#72,661). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “morbidade” fica em #72,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

morbidade is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,633 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /moɹ.bi.ˈda.dʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for morbidade in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is morbidade, spelled M-O-R-B-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    capacidade, qualidade ou condição daquilo que capaz de produzir doença ou do que é doente
  2. 2
    na demografia médica ou epidemiologia, a relação entre o número de casos de determinada moléstia e o número de habitantes em dado lugar e momento
  3. 3
    quantidade relativa de casos de certa doença

Synonyms

morbidezmorbosidademorbilidade

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "morbidade"?
"morbidade" is spelled M-O-R-B-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /moɹ.bi.ˈda.dʒi/.
What does "morbidade" mean?
As a noun, "morbidade" means: capacidade, qualidade ou condição daquilo que capaz de produzir doença ou do que é doente
How do you pronounce "morbidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morbidade" is /moɹ.bi.ˈda.dʒi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "morbidade" come from?
"morbidade" 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 "morbidade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list