perder a razão
The verdict
“perder a razão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anular o peso de quaisquer eventuais argumentos favoráveis para si em uma desavença, que passam a ser desconsideráveis devido a um fato negativo
Corpus desk
Index PT-perder-a-razao · perder a razão · Portuguese
perder a razão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perder a razão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “perder a razão” em português
Rare enough to double-check
perder a razão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anular o peso de quaisquer eventuais argumentos favoráveis para si em uma desavença, que passam a ser desconsideráveis devido a um fato negativo".
No misspelling variants are generated for perder a razão in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is perder a razão, spelled P-E-R-D-E-R- -A- -R-A-Z-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1anular o peso de quaisquer eventuais argumentos favoráveis para si em uma desavença, que passam a ser desconsideráveis devido a um fato negativo
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how perder a razão appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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