ressonar
/Rɨ.su.ˈnaɾ/
The verdict
“ressonar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,146 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,146
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 963
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ressoar ou fazer ressoar
Corpus desk
Index PT-ressonar · ressonar · Portuguese
ressonar · rank #63,146 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,146
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 963
- PHOTO-FINISH retardamento
Nearest frequency peer: retardamento (+2 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 “ressonar”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- rejuvenescer
rejuvenescer
36,864 corpus weight
- ressonar
ressonar
36,855 corpus weight
- retardamento
retardamento
36,853 corpus weight
- sarda
sarda
36,837 corpus weight
- seletivamen…
seletivamente
36,830 corpus weight
- slaves
slaves
36,821 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ressonar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ressonar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /Rɨ.su.ˈnaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #63,146 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ressonar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ressonar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,146 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /Rɨ.su.ˈnaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ressonar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is ressonar, spelled R-E-S-S-O-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1ressoar ou fazer ressoar
- 2produzir ruído ao respirar, geralmente quando se dorme
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ressonar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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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.
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