temeridade

/tɨ.mɨ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/

//tɨ.mɨ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ// noun

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The verdict

“temeridade” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #99,293 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,293
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade, ato ou dito de temerário; imprudência, irresponsabilidade

Key facts for temeridade
PropertyValue
Headwordtemeridade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɨ.mɨ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,293
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “temeridade” 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). temeridade 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

temeridade is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #99,293 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɨ.mɨ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "qualidade, ato ou dito de temerário; imprudência, irresponsabilidade".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for temeridade, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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. The correct Portuguese form is temeridade, spelled T-E-M-E-R-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade, ato ou dito de temerário; imprudência, irresponsabilidade

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 "temeridade"?
"temeridade" is spelled T-E-M-E-R-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /tɨ.mɨ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "temeridade" mean?
As a noun, "temeridade" means: qualidade, ato ou dito de temerário; imprudência, irresponsabilidade
How do you pronounce "temeridade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "temeridade" is /tɨ.mɨ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "temeridade" come from?
"temeridade" 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 “temeridade”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-E-M-E-R-I-D-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tɨ.mɨ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/ (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

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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.

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

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