pré-história

/ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/

//ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾjɐ// noun

The verdict

“pré-história” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lapso temporal comumente situado entre a elaboração das primeiras ferramentas em pedra há mais de três milhões de anos, até os primeiros registros escritos da civilização humana (por volta de 5.200...

Corpus desk

Index PT-pre-historia · pré-história · Portuguese

pré-história · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for pré-história
PropertyValue
Headwordpré-história
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “pré-história” em português

pré-históriafica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pré-história is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for pré-história in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is pré-história, spelled P-R-É---H-I-S-T-Ó-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    lapso temporal comumente situado entre a elaboração das primeiras ferramentas em pedra há mais de três milhões de anos, até os primeiros registros escritos da civilização humana (por volta de 5.200 anos atrás), e que é objeto de estudo da arqueologia e da paleoantropologia
  2. 2
    fase anterior a qualquer empreendimento humano

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pré-história appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A importância do genoma, mesmo que parcial, será inestimável para a compreensão de eventos da evolução e da pré-história humana.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pré-história"?
"pré-história" is spelled P-R-É---H-I-S-T-Ó-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/.
What does "pré-história" mean?
As a noun, "pré-história" means: lapso temporal comumente situado entre a elaboração das primeiras ferramentas em pedra há mais de três milhões de anos, até os primeiros registros escritos da civilização humana (por volta de 5.200...
How do you pronounce "pré-história"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pré-história" is /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pré-história" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list