ponto morto
/ˈpõ.tu ˈmoʁ.tu/ [ˈpõ.tu ˈmoh.tu]
The verdict
“ponto morto” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - posição neutra das marchas de um automóvel e outros veículos com câmbio manual, onde a potência gerada pelo motor não é transmitida às engrenagens de movimento
Corpus desk
Index PT-ponto-morto · ponto morto · Portuguese
ponto morto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | ponto morto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /ˈpõ.tu ˈmoʁ.tu/ [ˈpõ.tu ˈmoh.tu] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ponto morto” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ponto morto is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /ˈpõ.tu ˈmoʁ.tu/ [ˈpõ.tu ˈmoh.tu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
ponto morto has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is ponto morto, spelled P-O-N-T-O- -M-O-R-T-O.
Definition
- 1posição neutra das marchas de um automóvel e outros veículos com câmbio manual, onde a potência gerada pelo motor não é transmitida às engrenagens de movimento
- 2ponto no qual o êmbolo de um motor a vapor ou a explosão inverte seu movimento
- 3ponto ou posição geográfica não atingida pelas ondas radiofônicas
- 4situação em que nada acontece
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ponto morto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O neutro, por exemplo, é o famoso ponto morto, utilizado quando o carro está parado.
Synonyms
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.