petulância

/pɨ.tu.ˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/

//pɨ.tu.ˈlɐ̃.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“petulância” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #71,230 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#71,230
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - característica ou propriedade de quem é petulante, arrogante

Key facts for petulância
PropertyValue
Headwordpetulância
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɨ.tu.ˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,230
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “petulância” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). petulância lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for petulância is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɨ.tu.ˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #71,230 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "característica ou propriedade de quem é petulante, arrogante".

petulância doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is petulância, spelled P-E-T-U-L-Â-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    característica ou propriedade de quem é petulante, arrogante

Antonyms

respeito

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 "petulância"?
"petulância" is spelled P-E-T-U-L-Â-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨ.tu.ˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/.
What does "petulância" mean?
As a noun, "petulância" means: característica ou propriedade de quem é petulante, arrogante
How do you pronounce "petulância"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petulância" is /pɨ.tu.ˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petulância" come from?
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Using “petulância”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-T-U-L-Â-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɨ.tu.ˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list