parêntese

/pɐ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ.zɨ/

//pɐ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ.zɨ// noun

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The verdict

“parêntese” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #82,316 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,316
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - palavra, expressão ou frase imposta num texto para adicionar informação sem afetar a estrutura sintática do período em que é inserido

Corpus desk

Index PT-parentese · parêntese · Portuguese

parêntese · rank #82,316 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,316
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH parent

Nearest frequency peer: parent (-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 “parêntese”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for parêntese
PropertyValue
Headwordparêntese
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɐ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ.zɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,316
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “parêntese” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.parêntesecai 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: “parent” (#82,314), “pelouro” (#82,325), “ordenhar” (#82,302). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “parêntese” fica em #82,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parêntese is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #82,316 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɐ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ.zɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for parêntese in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is parêntese, spelled P-A-R-Ê-N-T-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    palavra, expressão ou frase imposta num texto para adicionar informação sem afetar a estrutura sintática do período em que é inserido
  2. 2
    parêntesis; os caracteres "(" e ")"

This word in other languages

parenthesis(English)paréntesis(Español)parenthèse(Français)Klammer(Deutsch)

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 "parêntese"?
"parêntese" is spelled P-A-R-Ê-N-T-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ.zɨ/.
What does "parêntese" mean?
As a noun, "parêntese" means: palavra, expressão ou frase imposta num texto para adicionar informação sem afetar a estrutura sintática do período em que é inserido
How do you pronounce "parêntese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parêntese" is /pɐ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ.zɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parêntese" come from?
"parêntese" 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 "parêntese", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

usucapião#82,521Valdemiro#82,523adverbial#82,589anárquico#82,619

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list