palpitação

/paɫ.pi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//paɫ.pi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

“palpitação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,052 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,052
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de palpitar

Corpus desk

Index PT-palpitacao · palpitação · Portuguese

palpitação · rank #69,052 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,052
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH parangolé

Nearest frequency peer: parangolé (+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 “palpitação”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for palpitação
PropertyValue
Headwordpalpitação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/paɫ.pi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters10
Frequency rank#69,052
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “palpitação” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).palpitaçãocai 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: “parangolé” (#69,054), “pavimentar” (#69,059), “penar” (#69,062). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “palpitação” fica em #69,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

palpitação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,052 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /paɫ.pi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato ou efeito de palpitar".

No generated misspelling entries exist for palpitação in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is palpitação, spelled P-A-L-P-I-T-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de palpitar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mas Suzana, pessoa amável, faz o possível para ouvir, por trás do mutismo de Brasília, a palpitação de "um senso de orgulho,como se o Brasil fosse auto-suficiente".

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 "palpitação"?
"palpitação" is spelled P-A-L-P-I-T-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /paɫ.pi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "palpitação" mean?
As a noun, "palpitação" means: ato ou efeito de palpitar
How do you pronounce "palpitação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palpitação" is /paɫ.pi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palpitação" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list