ressentimento

/Rɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/

//Rɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

The verdict

“ressentimento” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,443. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,443
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sentimento de desprazer ou indignação em relação a algum ato ou comentário insultuoso ou injurioso

Corpus desk

Index PT-ressentimento · ressentimento · Portuguese

ressentimento · rank #18,443 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,443
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH secretariado

Nearest frequency peer: secretariado (+6 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ressentimento”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ressentimento” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ressentimento
PropertyValue
Headwordressentimento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Rɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters13
Frequency rank#18,443
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ressentimento”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ressentimentocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “secretariado” (#18,449), “september” (#18,451), “regata” (#18,433). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “ressentimento” fica em #18,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around ressentimento (IPA /Rɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,443 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sentimento de desprazer ou indignação em relação a algum ato ou comentário insultuoso ou injurioso".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for ressentimento, with forms such as "erssentimento", "resentimento", and "resesntimento". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is ressentimento, spelled R-E-S-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sentimento de desprazer ou indignação em relação a algum ato ou comentário insultuoso ou injurioso

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. As estatísticas que mostram maioria de negros nesses bairros, a resultante atitude da polícia de dar tratamento preferencial a negros na hora da repressão, o conteúdo de ressentimento histórico das populações negras - tudo isso contribui para que os rappers tendam a enfatizar a responsabilidade da sociedade como um todo pela conduta dos infratores.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erssentimento
  • resentimento
  • resesntimento
  • ressenitmento
  • ressenntimento
  • ressentiemnto
  • ressentimennto
  • ressentimenot
  • ressentimentto
  • ressentimetno
  • ressentimmento
  • ressentimneto
  • ressentmiento
  • ressenttimento
  • ressetnimento
  • ressnetimento
  • rressentimento
  • rsesentimento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ressentimento - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erssentimento2resentimento1resesntimento2ressenitmento2ressenntimento1ressentiemnto2ressentimennto1ressentimenot2
Edit distance from "ressentimento"

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 "ressentimento"?
"ressentimento" is spelled R-E-S-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "ressentimento" mean?
As a noun, "ressentimento" means: sentimento de desprazer ou indignação em relação a algum ato ou comentário insultuoso ou injurioso
What are common misspellings of "ressentimento"?
Common misspellings include "erssentimento", "resentimento", "resesntimento", "ressenitmento", "ressenntimento". The correct spelling is "ressentimento".
How do you pronounce "ressentimento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ressentimento" is /Rɨ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/. 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 "ressentimento", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list