prompt

/pɹɒmpt/

//pɹɒmpt// noun

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The verdict

“prompt” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #81,568 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#81,568
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - instrução dada a um programa de inteligência artificial que afeta ou determina o resultado gerado por ele

Key facts for prompt
PropertyValue
Headwordprompt
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɹɒmpt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,568
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prompt” 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). prompt lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for prompt is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɹɒmpt/. Corpus data places it at rank #81,568 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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?
"prompt" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “prompt”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-O-M-P-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɹɒmpt/ (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