possesso
/pu.ˈsɛ.su/
The verdict
“possesso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,466 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,466
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - possuído por espíritos
Corpus desk
Index PT-possesso · possesso · Portuguese
possesso · rank #73,466 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,466
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH Pomerânia
Nearest frequency peer: Pomerânia (-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 “possesso”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- periscópio
periscópio
26,551 corpus weight
- picão
picão
26,545 corpus weight
- Pomerânia
Pomerânia
26,539 corpus weight
- possesso
possesso
26,535 corpus weight
- realístico
realístico
26,513 corpus weight
- recapitular
recapitular
26,512 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “possesso” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | possesso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pu.ˈsɛ.su/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,466 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “possesso” em português
Rare enough to double-check
possesso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,466 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pu.ˈsɛ.su/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for possesso, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is possesso, spelled P-O-S-S-E-S-S-O.
Definition
- 1possuído por espíritos
- 2muito irritado
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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