pende

/ˈpẽⁿ.ʤɪ/

//ˈpẽⁿ.ʤɪ// verb

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The verdict

“pende” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,552 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,552
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo pender

Corpus desk

Index PT-pende · pende · Portuguese

pende · rank #60,552 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,552
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pentelho

Nearest frequency peer: pentelho (+1 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 “pende”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pende
PropertyValue
Headwordpende
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈpẽⁿ.ʤɪ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “pende” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).pendecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “pentelho” (#60,553), “parietal” (#60,544), “pitaco” (#60,561). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pende” fica em #60,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pende is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,552 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈpẽⁿ.ʤɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pende, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is pende, spelled P-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo pender
  2. 2
    segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo pender

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 "pende"?
"pende" is spelled P-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpẽⁿ.ʤɪ/.
What does "pende" mean?
As a verb, "pende" means: terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo pender
How do you pronounce "pende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pende" is /ˈpẽⁿ.ʤɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pende" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pende", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jambo#60,455tiete#60,666crisp#60,244casto#60,196

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list