nominalismo
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 September 3, 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
Corpus desk
Index PT-nominalismo · nominalismo · Portuguese
nominalismo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nominalismo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “nominalismo” em português
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
- 1doutrina segundo a qual os universais (como espécie, gênero, virtude) não possuem existência real, sendo apenas nomes ou convenções linguísticas criadas pelo espírito humano
- 2tendência a reduzir conceitos abstratos a meras designações verbais, sem admitir-lhes realidade independente
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nominalismo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O nominalismo medieval, defendido por Roscelino e Guilherme de Ockham, negava a existência real dos universais
Para o nominalismo, a ideia de “justiça” não é uma entidade real, mas apenas um termo usado para agrupar situações semelhantes
Synonyms
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.