ninfomaníaca

/nĩ.fo.mɐ.ˈni.ɐ.kɐ/

//nĩ.fo.mɐ.ˈni.ɐ.kɐ// noun

The verdict

“ninfomaníaca” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,750 among 360 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,750
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mulher que possui desejos sexuais de modo obsessivo e recorrente

Corpus desk

Index PT-ninfomaniaca · ninfomaníaca · Portuguese

ninfomaníaca · rank #51,750 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,750
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH neurocirurgião

Nearest frequency peer: neurocirurgião (-2 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 “ninfomaníaca”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ninfomaníaca
PropertyValue
Headwordninfomaníaca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/nĩ.fo.mɐ.ˈni.ɐ.kɐ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#51,750
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ninfomaníaca” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ninfomaníacacai 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: “neurocirurgião” (#51,748), “Oman” (#51,763), “oscilar” (#51,766). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “ninfomaníaca” fica em #51,750. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ninfomaníaca is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,750 among 360 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /nĩ.fo.mɐ.ˈni.ɐ.kɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ninfomaníaca in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is ninfomaníaca, spelled N-I-N-F-O-M-A-N-Í-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    mulher que possui desejos sexuais de modo obsessivo e recorrente
  2. 2
    mulher sexualmente insaciável

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ninfomaníaca appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O filme conta a história da amizade entre uma ninfomaníaca e um homem religioso abandonado pela mulher.

Synonyms

metromaníacaareia-gulosa

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 "ninfomaníaca"?
"ninfomaníaca" is spelled N-I-N-F-O-M-A-N-Í-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /nĩ.fo.mɐ.ˈni.ɐ.kɐ/.
What does "ninfomaníaca" mean?
As a noun, "ninfomaníaca" means: mulher que possui desejos sexuais de modo obsessivo e recorrente
How do you pronounce "ninfomaníaca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ninfomaníaca" is /nĩ.fo.mɐ.ˈni.ɐ.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ninfomaníaca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list