prompt

/pɹɒmpt/

//pɹɒmpt// noun

The verdict

“prompt” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,568 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,568
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instrução dada a um programa de inteligência artificial que afeta ou determina o resultado gerado por ele

Corpus desk

Index PT-prompt · prompt · Portuguese

prompt · rank #81,568 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,568
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH proximamente

Nearest frequency peer: proximamente (+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 “prompt”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prompt
PropertyValue
Headwordprompt
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɹɒmpt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,568
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “prompt” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).promptcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “proximamente” (#81,576), “prudentemente” (#81,577), “portunhol” (#81,558). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prompt” fica em #81,568. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prompt is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,568 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɹɒmpt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "instrução dada a um programa de inteligência artificial que afeta ou determina o resultado gerado por ele".

prompt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is prompt, spelled P-R-O-M-P-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrução dada a um programa de inteligência artificial que afeta ou determina o resultado gerado por ele

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 "prompt"?
"prompt" is spelled P-R-O-M-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹɒmpt/.
What does "prompt" mean?
As a noun, "prompt" means: instrução dada a um programa de inteligência artificial que afeta ou determina o resultado gerado por ele
How do you pronounce "prompt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prompt" is /pɹɒmpt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prompt" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list