pré-história
/ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/
The verdict
“pré-história” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pré-história |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pré-história” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for pré-história is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1lapso 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
- 2fase anterior a qualquer empreendimento humano
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.
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Using “pré-história”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-É---H-I-S-T-Ó-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpɾɛ.isˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.