rapsódia

/ʀɐ.ˈpzɔ.djɐ/

//ʀɐ.ˈpzɔ.djɐ// noun

The verdict

“rapsódia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,108 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,108
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peça próxima ao improviso, com fulcro em temas de inspiração folclórica

Corpus desk

Index PT-rapsodia · rapsódia · Portuguese

rapsódia · rank #97,108 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,108
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH pónei

Nearest frequency peer: pónei (-13 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 “rapsódia”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rapsódia
PropertyValue
Headwordrapsódia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʀɐ.ˈpzɔ.djɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,108
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “rapsódia” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.rapsódiacai 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: “pónei” (#97,095), “regret” (#97,126), “pronominal” (#97,087). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rapsódia” fica em #97,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rapsódia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,108 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʀɐ.ˈpzɔ.djɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for rapsódia in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is rapsódia, spelled R-A-P-S-Ó-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    peça próxima ao improviso, com fulcro em temas de inspiração folclórica
  2. 2
    recitação de um poema (épico, geralmente), como ocorria na Grécia antiga
  3. 3
    episódio de poema homérico

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 "rapsódia"?
"rapsódia" is spelled R-A-P-S-Ó-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʀɐ.ˈpzɔ.djɐ/.
What does "rapsódia" mean?
As a noun, "rapsódia" means: peça próxima ao improviso, com fulcro em temas de inspiração folclórica
How do you pronounce "rapsódia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rapsódia" is /ʀɐ.ˈpzɔ.djɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rapsódia" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rapsódia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list