preguiça

/pɾe.ˈgi.sɐ/, /pɾɪ.ˈgi.sɐ/

//pɾe.ˈgi.sɐ/, /pɾɪ.ˈgi.sɐ// noun

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The verdict

“preguiça” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #10,423 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#10,423
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - falta de vontade de realizar atividades

Key facts for preguiça
PropertyValue
Headwordpreguiça
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾe.ˈgi.sɐ/, /pɾɪ.ˈgi.sɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,423
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “preguiça” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). preguiça lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for preguiça is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾe.ˈgi.sɐ/, /pɾɪ.ˈgi.sɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,423 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for preguiça, with forms such as "perguiça", "ppreguiça", and "pregguiça". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 preguiça, spelled P-R-E-G-U-I-Ç-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    falta de vontade de realizar atividades
  2. 2
    ausência de pressa ou diligência
  3. 3
    repulsa ao trabalho
  4. 4
    carência de apuro ou capricho
  5. 5
    corda de guindaste
  6. 6
    pau onde são presas as cangalhas de uma canoura
  7. 7
    mamífero desdentado existente no Brasil, pertencente à família Bradypodidae ou Megalonychidae
  8. 8
    ave do gênero Nyctibius
  9. 9
    camaleão (Iguana iguana)

Synonyms

ignáviaindolênciainérciamândriamandriicemolezanegligênciaociosidadepânriasegníciafleumafrouxidãolentidãolerdezamalemolênciamalimolênciamanemolênciamanimolênciamanimonênciamanumolênciamolemolênciamolimolênciamolezamorosidadepachorravagarezabandarricecalaçariacalaceiricecalaceriacalacicecalungagemcanzanagandaialambançamadraçariamadracicemalandragemmalandricemalemolênciamalimolênciamanemolênciamanimolênciamanimonênciamanumolênciamolemolênciamolimolênciamangalaçamangalaxamatulagemócioociosidadetunavagabundicevadiaçãovadiagemvadiariavadiicevagabundagemvagabundicevagânciadescuidodesleixodesmazeloincúrianegligênciarelaxamentoaíaíguebicho-preguiçacabeludachora-luaibijaú-guaçujurutaumanda-luaurutagourutaucamaleãopapa-ventosenembisenembusinimbusinumbutijibu

Antonyms

diligênciadiligênciazelo

This word in other languages

laziness(English)pereza(Español)paresse(Français)Faulheit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: perguiça,ppreguiça,pregguiça,pregiuça,preguiaç,preguçia,preugiça,prgeuiça,prreguiça,rpeguiça

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of preguiça - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

perguiça2ppreguiça1pregguiça1pregiuça2preguiaç2preguçia2preugiça2prgeuiça2
Edit distance from "preguiça"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "preguiça"?
"preguiça" is spelled P-R-E-G-U-I-Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾe.ˈgi.sɐ/, /pɾɪ.ˈgi.sɐ/.
What does "preguiça" mean?
As a noun, "preguiça" means: falta de vontade de realizar atividades
What are common misspellings of "preguiça"?
Common misspellings include "perguiça", "ppreguiça", "pregguiça", "pregiuça", "preguiaç". The correct spelling is "preguiça".
How do you pronounce "preguiça"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preguiça" is /pɾe.ˈgi.sɐ/, /pɾɪ.ˈgi.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "preguiça" come from?
"preguiça" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “preguiça”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-E-G-U-I-Ç-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɾe.ˈgi.sɐ/, /pɾɪ.ˈgi.sɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list