motricidade

/mu.tɾi.si.ˈda.dɨ/

//mu.tɾi.si.ˈda.dɨ// noun

The verdict

“motricidade” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,651 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,651
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - competência ou conjunto das funções nervosas e/ou musculares que possibilitam os movimentos, nos seres humanos

Corpus desk

Index PT-motricidade · motricidade · Portuguese

motricidade · rank #67,651 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,651
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mixaria

Nearest frequency peer: mixaria (-8 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 “motricidade”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for motricidade
PropertyValue
Headwordmotricidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mu.tɾi.si.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,651
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “motricidade” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).motricidadecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “mixaria” (#67,643), “matarás” (#67,637), “matara” (#67,636). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “motricidade” fica em #67,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

motricidade is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,651 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mu.tɾi.si.ˈda.dɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for motricidade, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is motricidade, spelled M-O-T-R-I-C-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    competência ou conjunto das funções nervosas e/ou musculares que possibilitam os movimentos, nos seres humanos
  2. 2
    particularidade de algumas células nervosas que possibilita as contrações musculares

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 "motricidade"?
"motricidade" is spelled M-O-T-R-I-C-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mu.tɾi.si.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "motricidade" mean?
As a noun, "motricidade" means: competência ou conjunto das funções nervosas e/ou musculares que possibilitam os movimentos, nos seres humanos
How do you pronounce "motricidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "motricidade" is /mu.tɾi.si.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "motricidade" come from?
"motricidade" 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 "motricidade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list