necessidade

/nɨ.sɨ.si.ˈda.dɨ/

//nɨ.sɨ.si.ˈda.dɨ// noun

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The verdict

“necessidade” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,098 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,098
frequency rank, Portuguese
11
letters
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - condição de necessário

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

necessidade vs necessitado
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for necessidade
PropertyValue
Headwordnecessidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/nɨ.sɨ.si.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#1,098
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “necessidade” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). necessidade lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for necessidade is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /nɨ.sɨ.si.ˈda.dɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,098 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for necessidade, with forms such as "encessidade", "nceessidade", and "neccessidade". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "necessitado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is necessidade, spelled N-E-C-E-S-S-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    condição de necessário
  2. 2
    qualquer coisa que seja vital, de primeira importância
  3. 3
    carência
  4. 4
    privação dos bens necessários; indigência; míngua; pobreza
  5. 5
    produto de desassimilação ou digestão que estavam retidos em um orgão ou parte de um aparelho em referência a urina ou fezes

This word in other languages

necessity(English)necesidad(Español)besoin(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: encessidade,nceessidade,neccessidade,necesidade,necesisdade,necessdiade,necessiadde,necessidadde,necessidaed,necessiddade,necessiddae,necsesidade,neecssidade,nnecessidade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of necessidade - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

encessidade2nceessidade2neccessidade1necesidade1necesisdade2necessdiade2necessiadde2necessidadde1
Edit distance from "necessidade"

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 "necessidade"?
"necessidade" is spelled N-E-C-E-S-S-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /nɨ.sɨ.si.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "necessidade" mean?
As a noun, "necessidade" means: condição de necessário
What words are commonly confused with "necessidade"?
"necessidade" is commonly confused with "necessitado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "necessidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "necessidade" is /nɨ.sɨ.si.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "necessidade" come from?
"necessidade" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “necessidade”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-E-C-E-S-S-I-D-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /nɨ.sɨ.si.ˈda.dɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “necessitado” - see the side-by-side comparison. necessidade vs necessitado
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list