solitude

/so.liˈtu.d͡ʒi/

//so.liˈtu.d͡ʒi// noun

The verdict

“solitude” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #91,438 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,438
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - solidão, em particular aquela agradável ou buscada por vontade própria

Corpus desk

Index PT-solitude · solitude · Portuguese

solitude · rank #91,438 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,438
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sinete

Nearest frequency peer: sinete (-8 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 “solitude”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “solitude” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for solitude
PropertyValue
Headwordsolitude
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/so.liˈtu.d͡ʒi/
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,438
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “solitude” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).solitudecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “sinete” (#91,430), “stacks” (#91,447), “seringal” (#91,418). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “solitude” fica em #91,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

solitude is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #91,438 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /so.liˈtu.d͡ʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for solitude in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 solitude, spelled S-O-L-I-T-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    solidão, em particular aquela agradável ou buscada por vontade própria
  2. 2
    estado de estar ou sentir-se sozinho, isolado de todo o resto
  3. 3
    lugar desabitado, ermo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quem é que sabe / O quanto lhe cabe / Dessa solitude? / Guerra vende armas, mantém cargos / Destrói sonhos
  2. O navegante Lima Barreto afogou-se em outras águas, muito distantes de seu sonho (...) Deixou no "Diário" e no romance uma prosa viva de denúncia e de íntimas descobertas. Na última frase do manuscrito de ficção, a marca da exclusão, da solitude e do lugar intervalar que nunca soube ultrapassar: "Fiquei só no vão da janela". (artigo do jornal Folha de S.…

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "solitude"?
"solitude" is spelled S-O-L-I-T-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /so.liˈtu.d͡ʒi/.
What does "solitude" mean?
As a noun, "solitude" means: solidão, em particular aquela agradável ou buscada por vontade própria
How do you pronounce "solitude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "solitude" is /so.liˈtu.d͡ʒi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "solitude" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "solitude", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list