prescindir

/pɾɨʃ.sĩ.ˈdiɾ/

//pɾɨʃ.sĩ.ˈdiɾ// verb

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The verdict

“prescindir” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,573 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,573
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (prep. de) abrir mão, deixar de lado; renunciar

Corpus desk

Index PT-prescindir · prescindir · Portuguese

prescindir · rank #60,573 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,573
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH preponderância

Nearest frequency peer: preponderância (-1 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 “prescindir”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “prescindir” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prescindir
PropertyValue
Headwordprescindir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɾɨʃ.sĩ.ˈdiɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,573
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “prescindir” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.prescindircai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “preponderância” (#60,572), “pitaco” (#60,561), “raspagem” (#60,591). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prescindir” fica em #60,573. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prescindir is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,573 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /pɾɨʃ.sĩ.ˈdiɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

prescindir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is prescindir, spelled P-R-E-S-C-I-N-D-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (prep. de) abrir mão, deixar de lado; renunciar
  2. 2
    (prep. de) separar mentalmente uma coisa de outra; abstrair

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 "prescindir"?
"prescindir" is spelled P-R-E-S-C-I-N-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨʃ.sĩ.ˈdiɾ/.
What does "prescindir" mean?
As a verb, "prescindir" means: (prep. de) abrir mão, deixar de lado; renunciar
How do you pronounce "prescindir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prescindir" is /pɾɨʃ.sĩ.ˈdiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prescindir" come from?
"prescindir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prescindir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list