padecer

/pɐ.dɨ.ˈseɾ/

//pɐ.dɨ.ˈseɾ// verb

The verdict

“padecer” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,580 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,580
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sofrer

Corpus desk

Index PT-padecer · padecer · Portuguese

padecer · rank #76,580 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,580
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH ordinariamente

Nearest frequency peer: ordinariamente (-6 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 “padecer”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for padecer
PropertyValue
Headwordpadecer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɐ.dɨ.ˈseɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,580
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “padecer” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).padecercai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “ordinariamente” (#76,574), “parvoíce” (#76,586), “passarinha” (#76,588). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “padecer” fica em #76,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

padecer is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,580 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /pɐ.dɨ.ˈseɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sofrer".

padecer has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is padecer, spelled P-A-D-E-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    sofrer

Synonyms

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 "padecer"?
"padecer" is spelled P-A-D-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.dɨ.ˈseɾ/.
What does "padecer" mean?
As a verb, "padecer" means: sofrer
How do you pronounce "padecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "padecer" is /pɐ.dɨ.ˈseɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "padecer" come from?
"padecer" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list