penalmente

adv

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for penalmente
PropertyValue
Headwordpenalmente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,096
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “penalmente” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).penalmentecai 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: “personalista” (#95,102), “palíndromo” (#95,080), “politician” (#95,115). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “penalmente” fica em #95,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    de modo penal

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "penalmente"?
"penalmente" is spelled P-E-N-A-L-M-E-N-T-E.
What does "penalmente" mean?
As an adverb, "penalmente" means: de modo penal
What language does "penalmente" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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