pueril

/pwɛ.ˈɾiɫ/

//pwɛ.ˈɾiɫ// adj

The verdict

“pueril” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,355 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,355
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - referente à criança

Corpus desk

Index PT-pueril · pueril · Portuguese

pueril · rank #59,355 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,355
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH radiologista

Nearest frequency peer: radiologista (+6 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 “pueril”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pueril
PropertyValue
Headwordpueril
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pwɛ.ˈɾiɫ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,355
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “pueril” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).puerilcai 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: “radiologista” (#59,361), “rafale” (#59,362), “rebolado” (#59,368). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pueril” fica em #59,355. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pueril is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,355 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pwɛ.ˈɾiɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "referente à criança".

pueril has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is pueril, spelled P-U-E-R-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    referente à criança

Synonyms

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 "pueril"?
"pueril" is spelled P-U-E-R-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is /pwɛ.ˈɾiɫ/.
What does "pueril" mean?
As an adjective, "pueril" means: referente à criança
How do you pronounce "pueril"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pueril" is /pwɛ.ˈɾiɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pueril" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pueril", 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