recidivismo
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 May 6, 2026) - tendência ou prática de reincidir em crime, infração ou delito; repetição de condutas ilegais após punição anterior
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recidivismo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “recidivismo” sits in Portuguese frequency
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
- 1tendência ou prática de reincidir em crime, infração ou delito; repetição de condutas ilegais após punição anterior
- 2comportamento de reincidência habitual em atos proibidos ou condenáveis
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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 “recidivismo”
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-C-I-D-I-V-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.