pressentimento

/pɾɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/

//pɾɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

The verdict

“pressentimento” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #28,336 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#28,336
frequency rank, Portuguese
14
letters
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de pressentir

Key facts for pressentimento
PropertyValue
Headwordpressentimento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters14
Frequency rank#28,336
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pressentimento” 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). pressentimento lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for pressentimento is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #28,336 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ato ou efeito de pressentir".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for pressentimento, with forms such as "perssentimento", "ppressentimento", and "presentimento". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pressentimento, spelled P-R-E-S-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de pressentir

Synonyms

intuiçãopremoniçãopresciênciapresságio

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: perssentimento,ppressentimento,presentimento,presesntimento,pressenitmento,pressenntimento,pressentiemnto,pressentimennto,pressentimenot,pressentimentto,pressentimetno,pressentimmento,pressentimneto,pressentmiento,pressenttimento,pressetnimento,pressnetimento,prressentimento,prsesentimento,rpessentimento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pressentimento - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

perssentimento2ppressentimento1presentimento1presesntimento2pressenitmento2pressenntimento1pressentiemnto2pressentimennto1
Edit distance from "pressentimento"

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 "pressentimento"?
"pressentimento" is spelled P-R-E-S-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "pressentimento" mean?
As a noun, "pressentimento" means: ato ou efeito de pressentir
What are common misspellings of "pressentimento"?
Common misspellings include "perssentimento", "ppressentimento", "presentimento", "presesntimento", "pressenitmento". The correct spelling is "pressentimento".
How do you pronounce "pressentimento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pressentimento" is /pɾɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pressentimento" come from?
"pressentimento" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “pressentimento”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-E-S-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɾɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/ (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