portagem
/puɾ.ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/
The verdict
“portagem” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,062 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,062
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - valor pago pela utilização de uma autoestrada, ponte, túnel, ou outra via de comunicação, quando esse pagamento é pedido
Corpus desk
Index PT-portagem · portagem · Portuguese
portagem · rank #54,062 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,062
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH prenúncio
Nearest frequency peer: prenúncio (+4 rank slots)
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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “portagem”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- passer
passer
45,957 corpus weight
- peluche
peluche
45,951 corpus weight
- portagem
portagem
45,939 corpus weight
- prenúncio
prenúncio
45,935 corpus weight
- pélvis
pélvis
45,924 corpus weight
- ramada
ramada
45,916 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “portagem” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | portagem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /puɾ.ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #54,062 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “portagem” em português
Rare enough to double-check
portagem is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,062 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /puɾ.ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for portagem, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 explicit etymology string is stored 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 portagem, spelled P-O-R-T-A-G-E-M.
Definition
- 1valor pago pela utilização de uma autoestrada, ponte, túnel, ou outra via de comunicação, quando esse pagamento é pedido
- 2local onde é efetuado esse pagamento
- 3taxa paga à entrada de uma cidade ou povoação ou para atravessar uma ponte
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how portagem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pague a portagem preferencialmente com dinheiro certo.
O homem solteiro pagava portagem, um gravame sobre o celibato.
Synonyms
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).