tempestuoso

/tẽ.pɨʃ.ˈtwo.zu/

//tẽ.pɨʃ.ˈtwo.zu// adj

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The verdict

“tempestuoso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,370 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,370
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que traz tempestade

Corpus desk

Index PT-tempestuoso · tempestuoso · Portuguese

tempestuoso · rank #51,370 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,370
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tide

Nearest frequency peer: tide (+2 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 “tempestuoso”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tempestuoso
PropertyValue
Headwordtempestuoso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/tẽ.pɨʃ.ˈtwo.zu/
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,370
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tempestuoso” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tempestuosocai 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: “tide” (#51,372), “subseqüente” (#51,356), “slick” (#51,348). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tempestuoso” fica em #51,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tempestuoso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,370 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /tẽ.pɨʃ.ˈtwo.zu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

tempestuoso doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is tempestuoso, spelled T-E-M-P-E-S-T-U-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que traz tempestade
  2. 2
    proceloso
  3. 3
    sujeito a tempestade

This word in other languages

tempestuous(English)tempestuoso(Español)orageux(Français)stürmisch(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 "tempestuoso"?
"tempestuoso" is spelled T-E-M-P-E-S-T-U-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tẽ.pɨʃ.ˈtwo.zu/.
What does "tempestuoso" mean?
As an adjective, "tempestuoso" means: que traz tempestade
How do you pronounce "tempestuoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tempestuoso" is /tẽ.pɨʃ.ˈtwo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

subseqüente#51,356silenciador#51,346acreditação#51,419avassalador#51,454

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list