pronominal

/pɾo.no.mɪ.ˈnaw/

//pɾo.no.mɪ.ˈnaw// adj

The verdict

“pronominal” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,087 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,087
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pertencente ou relativo ao pronome

Corpus desk

Index PT-pronominal · pronominal · Portuguese

pronominal · rank #97,087 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,087
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH prolixo

Nearest frequency peer: prolixo (-2 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 “pronominal”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pronominal
PropertyValue
Headwordpronominal
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɾo.no.mɪ.ˈnaw/
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,087
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “pronominal” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pronominalcai 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: “prolixo” (#97,085), “pónei” (#97,095), “rapsódia” (#97,108). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pronominal” fica em #97,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pronominal is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,087 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pɾo.no.mɪ.ˈnaw/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for pronominal in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is pronominal, spelled P-R-O-N-O-M-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    pertencente ou relativo ao pronome
  2. 2
    semelhante a um pronome, ou que atua como um

This word in other languages

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 "pronominal"?
"pronominal" is spelled P-R-O-N-O-M-I-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾo.no.mɪ.ˈnaw/.
What does "pronominal" mean?
As an adjective, "pronominal" means: pertencente ou relativo ao pronome
How do you pronounce "pronominal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pronominal" is /pɾo.no.mɪ.ˈnaw/. 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 "pronominal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list