pneumático
/pnew.ˈma.ti.ku/
The verdict
“pneumático” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,312 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,312
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo ao ar ou à pneumática
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pneumático |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pnew.ˈma.ti.ku/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #56,312 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pneumático” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pneumático is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,312 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pnew.ˈma.ti.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pneumático 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is pneumático, spelled P-N-E-U-M-Á-T-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1relativo ao ar ou à pneumática
- 2que é movido ou acionado por ar comprimido
- 3que possui cavidades cheias de ar
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.
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Using “pneumático”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-N-E-U-M-Á-T-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pnew.ˈma.ti.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.