procedure

/proʊ.sə.ˈduː.rə/

//proʊ.sə.ˈduː.rə// noun

The verdict

“procedure” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,004 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,004
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - procedimento, método

Corpus desk

Index PT-procedure · procedure · Portuguese

procedure · rank #85,004 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,004
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pornography

Nearest frequency peer: pornography (-8 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 “procedure”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for procedure
PropertyValue
Headwordprocedure
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/proʊ.sə.ˈduː.rə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,004
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “procedure” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.procedurecai 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: “pornography” (#84,996), “queque” (#85,019), “rafeiro” (#85,023). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “procedure” fica em #85,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

procedure is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,004 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /proʊ.sə.ˈduː.rə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "procedimento, método".

procedure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is procedure, spelled P-R-O-C-E-D-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    procedimento, método

Synonyms

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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 "procedure"?
"procedure" is spelled P-R-O-C-E-D-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /proʊ.sə.ˈduː.rə/.
What does "procedure" mean?
As a noun, "procedure" means: procedimento, método
How do you pronounce "procedure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "procedure" is /proʊ.sə.ˈduː.rə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list