pesaroso
The verdict
“pesaroso” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em que há pesar, dor; contrito
Corpus desk
Index PT-pesaroso · pesaroso · Portuguese
pesaroso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | pesaroso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pesaroso” em português
Rare enough to double-check
pesaroso is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
pesaroso doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is pesaroso, spelled P-E-S-A-R-O-S-O.
Definition
- 1em que há pesar, dor; contrito
- 2arrependido
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pesaroso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Estava como fotógrafo, repórter, cubano, pesaroso e por inteiro.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.