patogênico

adj

The verdict

“patogênico” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,197 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,197
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo à patogenia

Corpus desk

Index PT-patogenico · patogênico · Portuguese

patogênico · rank #78,197 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,197
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH parola

Nearest frequency peer: parola (-5 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 “patogênico”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for patogênico
PropertyValue
Headwordpatogênico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,197
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “patogênico” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).patogênicocai 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: “parola” (#78,192), “palerma” (#78,188), “peto” (#78,208). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “patogênico” fica em #78,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

patogênico is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,197 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for patogênico, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is patogênico, spelled P-A-T-O-G-Ê-N-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo à patogenia
  2. 2
    diz-se de organismo capaz de causar doença em outro

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quando bactérias patogênicas invadem o corpo humano ou de outros mamíferos, as células hospedeiras liberam substâncias tóxicas para tentar se livrar da presença indesejada.

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 "patogênico"?
"patogênico" is spelled P-A-T-O-G-Ê-N-I-C-O.
What does "patogênico" mean?
As an adjective, "patogênico" means: relativo à patogenia
What language does "patogênico" come from?
"patogênico" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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