Schadenfreude
/ˈʃaː.dən.ˌfʁɔʏ.də/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)
The verdict
“Schadenfreude” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sentimento de alegria pelo sofrimento ou infelicidade dos outros.
Corpus desk
Index PT-schadenfreude · Schadenfreude · Portuguese
Schadenfreude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schadenfreude |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃaː.dən.ˌfʁɔʏ.də/ ouvir ^(fonte ?) |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “Schadenfreude” em português
Rare enough to double-check
Schadenfreude is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃaː.dən.ˌfʁɔʏ.də/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sentimento de alegria pelo sofrimento ou infelicidade dos outros.".
Schadenfreude doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Schadenfreude, spelled S-C-H-A-D-E-N-F-R-E-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1sentimento de alegria pelo sofrimento ou infelicidade dos outros.
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.