sedentário

//sɨ.dẽ.ˈta.ɾju// adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,087

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

sedentário is anPortugueseadj. It means: diz-se de quem está quase sempre sentado e não se exercita Pronounced /sɨ.dẽ.ˈta.ɾju/. Often confused with sedentarismo.

Key facts for sedentário
PropertyValue
Headwordsedentário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/sɨ.dẽ.ˈta.ɾju/
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,087
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sedentário in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sedentário is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɨ.dẽ.ˈta.ɾju/. Corpus data places it at rank #37,087 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "diz-se de quem está quase sempre sentado e não se exercita".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for sedentário, with forms such as "esdentário", "sdeentário", and "seddentário". 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.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sedentarismo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is sedentário, spelled S-E-D-E-N-T-Á-R-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se de quem está quase sempre sentado e não se exercita

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esdentário,sdeentário,seddentário,sedenntário,sedentráio,sedenttário,sedentáiro,sedentároi,sedentárrio,sedenátrio,sedetnário,sednetário,seedntário,ssedentário

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sedentário

Misspelling Variants of "sedentário"

esdentário10sdeentário10seddentário11sedenntário11sedentráio10sedenttário11sedentáiro10sedentároi10
Misspelling Variants of "sedentário"

Frequency rank: #37,087 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sedentário"?
"sedentário" is spelled S-E-D-E-N-T-Á-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sɨ.dẽ.ˈta.ɾju/.
What does "sedentário" mean?
As an adj, "sedentário" means: diz-se de quem está quase sempre sentado e não se exercita
What words are commonly confused with "sedentário"?
"sedentário" is commonly confused with "sedentarismo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sedentário"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sedentário" is /sɨ.dẽ.ˈta.ɾju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sedentário" come from?
"sedentário" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.