sambado

adj

The verdict

“sambado” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que ficou em estado descuidado e recebeu seu subsequente prejuízo, que sofreu a ação de desgaste no tempo e perdeu em grau sua qualidade de conservação original

Key facts for sambado
PropertyValue
Headwordsambado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sambado” sits in Portuguese frequency

sambado falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sambado is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

sambado doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 sambado, spelled S-A-M-B-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que ficou em estado descuidado e recebeu seu subsequente prejuízo, que sofreu a ação de desgaste no tempo e perdeu em grau sua qualidade de conservação original
  2. 2
    que teve relações sexuais com muitas parceiras ou parceiros

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sambado"?
"sambado" is spelled S-A-M-B-A-D-O.
What does "sambado" mean?
As an adjective, "sambado" means: que ficou em estado descuidado e recebeu seu subsequente prejuízo, que sofreu a ação de desgaste no tempo e perdeu em grau sua qualidade de conservação original
What language does "sambado" come from?
"sambado" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “sambado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-A-M-B-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list