ressarcir

/Rɨ.saɾ.ˈsiɾ/

//Rɨ.saɾ.ˈsiɾ// verb

The verdict

“ressarcir” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,284 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,284
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - reparar dano ou prejuízo; indenizar, compensar, refazer

Corpus desk

Index PT-ressarcir · ressarcir · Portuguese

ressarcir · rank #74,284 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,284
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH reclamante

Nearest frequency peer: reclamante (-10 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 “ressarcir”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ressarcir
PropertyValue
Headwordressarcir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.saɾ.ˈsiɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,284
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ressarcir” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ressarcircai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “reclamante” (#74,274), “ronronar” (#74,298), “sable” (#74,303). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “ressarcir” fica em #74,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ressarcir is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,284 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /Rɨ.saɾ.ˈsiɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ressarcir, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is ressarcir, spelled R-E-S-S-A-R-C-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    reparar dano ou prejuízo; indenizar, compensar, refazer
  2. 2
    devolver valor indevidamente recebido

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); 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 "ressarcir"?
"ressarcir" is spelled R-E-S-S-A-R-C-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.saɾ.ˈsiɾ/.
What does "ressarcir" mean?
As a verb, "ressarcir" means: reparar dano ou prejuízo; indenizar, compensar, refazer
How do you pronounce "ressarcir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ressarcir" is /Rɨ.saɾ.ˈsiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ressarcir" come from?
"ressarcir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list