parietal
/pa.ɾi.e.ˈtaw/, /pa.ɾje.ˈtaw/
The verdict
“parietal” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,544 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,544
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo a parede:
Corpus desk
Index PT-parietal · parietal · Portuguese
parietal · rank #60,544 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,544
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH ostensivamente
Nearest frequency peer: ostensivamente (-4 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 “parietal”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- necessary
necessary
39,475 corpus weight
- ostensivame…
ostensivamente
39,461 corpus weight
- parietal
parietal
39,457 corpus weight
- pende
pende
39,449 corpus weight
- pentelho
pentelho
39,448 corpus weight
- pitaco
pitaco
39,440 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “parietal” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parietal |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pa.ɾi.e.ˈtaw/, /pa.ɾje.ˈtaw/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #60,544 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “parietal” em português
Rare enough to double-check
parietal is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,544 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pa.ɾi.e.ˈtaw/, /pa.ɾje.ˈtaw/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for parietal in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is parietal, spelled P-A-R-I-E-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1relativo a parede:
- 2que é apropriado ou adaptado para ser pendurado em uma parede
- 3relativo às paredes de um órgão ou cavidade do corpo
- 4relativo ao osso parietal
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how parietal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
revestimento parietal
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.
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