prostração

/pɾuʃ.tɾɐ.ˈswɐ̃w̃/

//pɾuʃ.tɾɐ.ˈswɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“prostração” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,138 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,138
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - enfraquecimento, falta total de forças

Corpus desk

Index PT-prostracao · prostração · Portuguese

prostração · rank #95,138 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,138
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH professore

Nearest frequency peer: professore (-5 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 “prostração”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prostração
PropertyValue
Headwordprostração
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾuʃ.tɾɐ.ˈswɐ̃w̃/
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “prostração” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).prostraçãocai 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: “professore” (#95,133), “prezar” (#95,131), “portenho” (#95,117). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prostração” fica em #95,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prostração is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,138 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɾuʃ.tɾɐ.ˈswɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for prostração in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is prostração, spelled P-R-O-S-T-R-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    enfraquecimento, falta total de forças
  2. 2
    inclinação ritual, reverência profunda que além da genuflexão se põe a testa no chão, ou se estende o corpo sobre o chão

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 "prostração"?
"prostração" is spelled P-R-O-S-T-R-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾuʃ.tɾɐ.ˈswɐ̃w̃/.
What does "prostração" mean?
As a noun, "prostração" means: enfraquecimento, falta total de forças
How do you pronounce "prostração"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prostração" is /pɾuʃ.tɾɐ.ˈswɐ̃w̃/. 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 "prostração", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

professore#95,133politician#95,115penalmente#95,096palíndromo#95,080

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list