recém-nascido

adj

The verdict

“recém-nascido” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que nasceu há pouco

Corpus desk

Index PT-recem-nascido · recém-nascido · Portuguese

recém-nascido · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for recém-nascido
PropertyValue
Headwordrecém-nascido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “recém-nascido” em português

recém-nascidoestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

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

Rare enough to double-check

recém-nascido is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for recém-nascido, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is recém-nascido, spelled R-E-C-É-M---N-A-S-C-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que nasceu há pouco
  2. 2
    diz-se de criança recém-nascida
  3. 3
    que existe há pouco tempo, que acaba de ter existência; recente, novo

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 "recém-nascido"?
"recém-nascido" is spelled R-E-C-É-M---N-A-S-C-I-D-O.
What does "recém-nascido" mean?
As an adjective, "recém-nascido" means: que nasceu há pouco
What language does "recém-nascido" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list