repugnância

/ʀɨ.pu.ˈɡnɐ̃.sjɐ/

//ʀɨ.pu.ˈɡnɐ̃.sjɐ// noun

The verdict

“repugnância” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,194 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,194
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado ou qualidade de repugnante

Corpus desk

Index PT-repugnancia · repugnância · Portuguese

repugnância · rank #50,194 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,194
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH remendo

Nearest frequency peer: remendo (-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 “repugnância”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for repugnância
PropertyValue
Headwordrepugnância
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʀɨ.pu.ˈɡnɐ̃.sjɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,194
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “repugnância” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.repugnânciacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “remendo” (#50,190), “rebocar” (#50,183), “sano” (#50,213). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “repugnância” fica em #50,194. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

repugnância is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,194 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʀɨ.pu.ˈɡnɐ̃.sjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for repugnância, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is repugnância, spelled R-E-P-U-G-N-Â-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado ou qualidade de repugnante
  2. 2
    asco ou aversão por alguém ou alguma coisa
  3. 3
    nojo, repulsão
  4. 4
    escrúpulo em proceder de certo modo
  5. 5
    incompatibilidade
  6. 6
    relutância

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 "repugnância"?
"repugnância" is spelled R-E-P-U-G-N-Â-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʀɨ.pu.ˈɡnɐ̃.sjɐ/.
What does "repugnância" mean?
As a noun, "repugnância" means: estado ou qualidade de repugnante
How do you pronounce "repugnância"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repugnância" is /ʀɨ.pu.ˈɡnɐ̃.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list