pusilânime

adj

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The verdict

“pusilânime” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tem ânimo fraco; medroso, cobarde (ou covarde)

Key facts for pusilânime
PropertyValue
Headwordpusilânime
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pusilânime” sits in Portuguese frequency

pusilânime falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for pusilânime is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que tem ânimo fraco; medroso, cobarde (ou covarde)".

No misspelling variants are generated for pusilânime in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pusilânime, spelled P-U-S-I-L-Â-N-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem ânimo fraco; medroso, cobarde (ou covarde)

This word in other languages

pusillanimous(English)pusillanime(Français)verzagt(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pusilânime"?
"pusilânime" is spelled P-U-S-I-L-Â-N-I-M-E.
What does "pusilânime" mean?
As an adjective, "pusilânime" means: que tem ânimo fraco; medroso, cobarde (ou covarde)
What language does "pusilânime" come from?
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Using “pusilânime”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-U-S-I-L-Â-N-I-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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