particípio

/pɐɾ.ti.ˈsi.pju/

//pɐɾ.ti.ˈsi.pju// noun

The verdict

“particípio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,661 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,661
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - forma nominal que, exprimindo ao mesmo tempo uma ação (ou estado) e uma qualidade, tem função de verbo, adjetivo ou substantivo

Corpus desk

Index PT-participio · particípio · Portuguese

particípio · rank #72,661 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,661
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH olhadela

Nearest frequency peer: olhadela (-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 “particípio”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for particípio
PropertyValue
Headwordparticípio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɐɾ.ti.ˈsi.pju/
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,661
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “particípio” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).particípiocai 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: “olhadela” (#72,655), “pebolim” (#72,668), “pointer” (#72,683). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “particípio” fica em #72,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

particípio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,661 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɐɾ.ti.ˈsi.pju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "forma nominal que, exprimindo ao mesmo tempo uma ação (ou estado) e uma qualidade, tem função de verbo, adjetivo ou substantivo".

particípio has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is particípio, spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-Í-P-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    forma nominal que, exprimindo ao mesmo tempo uma ação (ou estado) e uma qualidade, tem função de verbo, adjetivo ou substantivo

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 "particípio"?
"particípio" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-Í-P-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐɾ.ti.ˈsi.pju/.
What does "particípio" mean?
As a noun, "particípio" means: forma nominal que, exprimindo ao mesmo tempo uma ação (ou estado) e uma qualidade, tem função de verbo, adjetivo ou substantivo
How do you pronounce "particípio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "particípio" is /pɐɾ.ti.ˈsi.pju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "particípio", 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