prescindível
/pɾɨʃ.sĩ.ˈdi.vɛɫ/
The verdict
“prescindível” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - que pode ser prescindido, ou seja que é opcional
Corpus desk
Index PT-prescindivel · prescindível · Portuguese
prescindível · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prescindível |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɾɨʃ.sĩ.ˈdi.vɛɫ/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “prescindível” em português
Rare enough to double-check
prescindível is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pɾɨʃ.sĩ.ˈdi.vɛɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que pode ser prescindido, ou seja que é opcional".
prescindível doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is prescindível, spelled P-R-E-S-C-I-N-D-Í-V-E-L.
Definition
- 1que pode ser prescindido, ou seja que é opcional
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prescindível appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Para que o Brasil cresça é prescindível a relação econômica com os Estados Unidos da América.
Antonyms
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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.