recém-nascido
The verdict
“recém-nascido” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que nasceu há pouco
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recém-nascido |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “recém-nascido” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for recém-nascido is 13 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. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1que nasceu há pouco
- 2diz-se de criança recém-nascida
- 3que 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.
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Using “recém-nascido”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-C-É-M---N-A-S-C-I-D-O - 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.