penalmente
The verdict
“penalmente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,096 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,096
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de modo penal
Corpus desk
Index PT-penalmente · penalmente · Portuguese
penalmente · rank #95,096 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,096
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH personalista
Nearest frequency peer: personalista (+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 “penalmente”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- onboard
onboard
4,930 corpus weight
- palíndromo
palíndromo
4,921 corpus weight
- penalmente
penalmente
4,905 corpus weight
- personalista
personalista
4,899 corpus weight
- politician
politician
4,886 corpus weight
- portenho
portenho
4,884 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “penalmente” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | penalmente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #95,096 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “penalmente” em português
Rare enough to double-check
penalmente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,096 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "de modo penal".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for penalmente, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is penalmente, spelled P-E-N-A-L-M-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1de modo penal
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how penalmente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«É necessário provar o dolo para que o sujeito seja penalmente condenado.»
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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