pajem
/ˈpa.ʒɐ̃j̃/
The verdict
“pajem” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,380 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,380
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - menino que faz parte do cortejo de casamento
Corpus desk
Index PT-pajem · pajem · Portuguese
pajem · rank #66,380 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,380
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH parafernália
Nearest frequency peer: parafernália (+3 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 “pajem”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- nippon
nippon
33,641 corpus weight
- nuit
nuit
33,638 corpus weight
- nêmesis
nêmesis
33,637 corpus weight
- pajem
pajem
33,621 corpus weight
- parafernália
parafernália
33,618 corpus weight
- penugem
penugem
33,612 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “pajem” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pajem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpa.ʒɐ̃j̃/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #66,380 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pajem” em português
Rare enough to double-check
pajem is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,380 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpa.ʒɐ̃j̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
pajem has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 pajem, spelled P-A-J-E-M.
Definition
- 1menino que faz parte do cortejo de casamento
- 2jovem serviçal
Synonyms
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.
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