mortificar
/muɾ.ti.fi.ˈkaɾ/
The verdict
“mortificar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diminuir a vitalidade de (alguma parte do corpo)
Corpus desk
Index PT-mortificar · mortificar · Portuguese
mortificar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mortificar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /muɾ.ti.fi.ˈkaɾ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “mortificar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
mortificar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /muɾ.ti.fi.ˈkaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for mortificar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is mortificar, spelled M-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1diminuir a vitalidade de (alguma parte do corpo)
- 2atormentar; apoquentar
- 3macerar com penitências; torturar
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.