pretensioso

/pɾɨ.tẽ.ˈsjo.zu/

//pɾɨ.tẽ.ˈsjo.zu// adj

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The verdict

“pretensioso” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #53,509 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#53,509
frequency rank, Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tem pretensões, presunção ou vaidade

Key facts for pretensioso
PropertyValue
Headwordpretensioso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɾɨ.tẽ.ˈsjo.zu/
Letters11
Frequency rank#53,509
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pretensioso” 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). pretensioso 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 pretensioso is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾɨ.tẽ.ˈsjo.zu/. Corpus data places it at rank #53,509 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pretensioso, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem pretensões, presunção ou vaidade
  2. 2
    orgulhoso

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 "pretensioso"?
"pretensioso" is spelled P-R-E-T-E-N-S-I-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨ.tẽ.ˈsjo.zu/.
What does "pretensioso" mean?
As an adjective, "pretensioso" means: que tem pretensões, presunção ou vaidade
How do you pronounce "pretensioso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pretensioso" is /pɾɨ.tẽ.ˈsjo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pretensioso" come from?
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Using “pretensioso”

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

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