negligenciar

verb

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The verdict

“negligenciar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,319 among 881 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,319
frequency rank, Portuguese
881
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tratar com negligência

Key facts for negligenciar
PropertyValue
Headwordnegligenciar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters12
Frequency rank#52,319
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “negligenciar” 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). negligenciar lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

negligenciar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,319 among 881 “N” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tratar com negligência".

No misspelling variants are generated for negligenciar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is negligenciar, spelled N-E-G-L-I-G-E-N-C-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tratar com negligência

This word in other languages

négliger(Français)

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 "negligenciar"?
"negligenciar" is spelled N-E-G-L-I-G-E-N-C-I-A-R.
What does "negligenciar" mean?
As a verb, "negligenciar" means: tratar com negligência
What language does "negligenciar" come from?
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Using “negligenciar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-E-G-L-I-G-E-N-C-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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