nominalismo

noun

The verdict

“nominalismo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - doutrina segundo a qual os universais (como espécie, gênero, virtude) não possuem existência real, sendo apenas nomes ou convenções linguísticas criadas pelo espírito humano

Key facts for nominalismo
PropertyValue
Headwordnominalismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nominalismo” sits in Portuguese frequency

nominalismo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nominalismo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for nominalismo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is nominalismo, spelled N-O-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    doutrina segundo a qual os universais (como espécie, gênero, virtude) não possuem existência real, sendo apenas nomes ou convenções linguísticas criadas pelo espírito humano
  2. 2
    tendência a reduzir conceitos abstratos a meras designações verbais, sem admitir-lhes realidade independente

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nominalismo"?
"nominalismo" is spelled N-O-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-M-O.
What does "nominalismo" mean?
As a noun, "nominalismo" means: doutrina segundo a qual os universais (como espécie, gênero, virtude) não possuem existência real, sendo apenas nomes ou convenções linguísticas criadas pelo espírito humano
What language does "nominalismo" come from?
"nominalismo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “nominalismo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-O-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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