prodigalidade

/pɾo.d͡ʒi.ɡa.liˈda.d͡ʒi/

//pɾo.d͡ʒi.ɡa.liˈda.d͡ʒi// noun

The verdict

“prodigalidade” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - característica, qualidade da pessoa que é pródiga (que gasta em excesso e descontroladamente)

Key facts for prodigalidade
PropertyValue
Headwordprodigalidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾo.d͡ʒi.ɡa.liˈda.d͡ʒi/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prodigalidade” sits in Portuguese frequency

prodigalidade falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for prodigalidade is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾo.d͡ʒi.ɡa.liˈda.d͡ʒi/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

prodigalidade doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is prodigalidade, spelled P-R-O-D-I-G-A-L-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    característica, qualidade da pessoa que é pródiga (que gasta em excesso e descontroladamente)
  2. 2
    ação de gastar recursos (próprios ou alheios) de forma excessiva, de prodigalizar
  3. 3
    fazer caridade de forma efusiva, generosamente
  4. 4
    diz-se de algo que ocorre em profusão, com muita abundância
  5. 5
    compulsão incontrolável (motivada por desvio da personalidade, senilidade, quadro obsessivo ou outra condição de morbidez como a ciclotimia) onde o indivíduo não consegue controlar o impulso de gastar seus recursos
  6. 6
    no campo civil da ciência jurídica, situação onde a pessoa passa a dissipar seu patrimônio de forma desmedida, ensejando a declaração da incapacidade de administrar os próprios bens por meio de interdição judicial a requerimento de parente próximo (desde que comprovada por provas como testemunhas e laudo psiquiátrico), sendo-lhe então nomeado um curador

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prodigalidade"?
"prodigalidade" is spelled P-R-O-D-I-G-A-L-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾo.d͡ʒi.ɡa.liˈda.d͡ʒi/.
What does "prodigalidade" mean?
As a noun, "prodigalidade" means: característica, qualidade da pessoa que é pródiga (que gasta em excesso e descontroladamente)
How do you pronounce "prodigalidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prodigalidade" is /pɾo.d͡ʒi.ɡa.liˈda.d͡ʒi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prodigalidade" come from?
"prodigalidade" 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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Using “prodigalidade”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-O-D-I-G-A-L-I-D-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɾo.d͡ʒi.ɡa.liˈda.d͡ʒi/ (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