rasante

/ʁaˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [haˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

//ʁaˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [haˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi]/ adj

The verdict

“rasante” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,748 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,748
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aquilo que rasa ou serve para rasar

Corpus desk

Index PT-rasante · rasante · Portuguese

rasante · rank #58,748 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,748
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rabiscar

Nearest frequency peer: rabiscar (-4 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 “rasante”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rasante
PropertyValue
Headwordrasante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ʁaˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [haˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,748
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “rasante” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).rasantecai 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: “rabiscar” (#58,744), “reatividade” (#58,752), “publisher” (#58,738). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rasante” fica em #58,748. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rasante is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,748 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʁaˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [haˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for rasante in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is rasante, spelled R-A-S-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    aquilo que rasa ou serve para rasar
  2. 2
    relativo a fortificações cujos muros foram erguidos com pouca altura em relação ao terreno em torno
  3. 3
    diz-se de voo realizado próximo ao solo

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 "rasante"?
"rasante" is spelled R-A-S-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ʁaˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [haˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi].
What does "rasante" mean?
As an adjective, "rasante" means: aquilo que rasa ou serve para rasar
How do you pronounce "rasante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rasante" is /ʁaˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [haˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rasante" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list