recidivismo

noun

The verdict

“recidivismo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tendência ou prática de reincidir em crime, infração ou delito; repetição de condutas ilegais após punição anterior

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Index PT-recidivismo · recidivismo · Portuguese

recidivismo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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 recidivismo
PropertyValue
Headwordrecidivismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “recidivismo” em português

recidivismofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

recidivismo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

recidivismo has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 recidivismo, spelled R-E-C-I-D-I-V-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    tendência ou prática de reincidir em crime, infração ou delito; repetição de condutas ilegais após punição anterior
  2. 2
    comportamento de reincidência habitual em atos proibidos ou condenáveis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how recidivismo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O sistema penal busca reduzir o recidivismo por meio da ressocialização
  2. Estudos mostram altos índices de recidivismo entre jovens infratores

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Antonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recidivismo"?
"recidivismo" is spelled R-E-C-I-D-I-V-I-S-M-O.
What does "recidivismo" mean?
As a noun, "recidivismo" means: tendência ou prática de reincidir em crime, infração ou delito; repetição de condutas ilegais após punição anterior
What language does "recidivismo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list