putrefação
/pu.tɾɨ.fa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“putrefação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,111 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,111
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato, processo ou efeito de putrefar(-se); apodrecimento
Corpus desk
Index PT-putrefacao · putrefação · Portuguese
putrefação · rank #63,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,111
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH proper
Nearest frequency peer: proper (-8 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 “putrefação”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- pincelada
pincelada
36,919 corpus weight
- piscada
piscada
36,918 corpus weight
- poliedro
poliedro
36,910 corpus weight
- proper
proper
36,898 corpus weight
- putrefação
putrefação
36,890 corpus weight
- rejuvenescer
rejuvenescer
36,864 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “putrefação” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | putrefação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pu.tɾɨ.fa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #63,111 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “putrefação” em português
Rare enough to double-check
putrefação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,111 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pu.tɾɨ.fa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
putrefação doesn't appear in our generated misspelling 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is putrefação, spelled P-U-T-R-E-F-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato, processo ou efeito de putrefar(-se); apodrecimento
- 2decomposição da matéria orgânica, em especial de proteínas, causada por microrganismos, com produção de substâncias de odor desagradável
- 3processo de deterioração moral ou dos costumes de um indivíduo ou uma sociedade
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.
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