solitude

/so.liˈtu.d͡ʒi/

//so.liˈtu.d͡ʒi// noun

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The verdict

“solitude” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #91,438 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,438
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - solidão, em particular aquela agradável ou buscada por vontade própria

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)

Where “solitude” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). solitude lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

solitude is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #91,438 among 2,603 “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

Synonyms

solidão

This word in other languages

solitude(English)soledad(Español)solitude(Français)Alleinsein(Deutsch)

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?
"solitude" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “solitude”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-L-I-T-U-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /so.liˈtu.d͡ʒi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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