threshold

noun

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The verdict

“threshold” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,864 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,864
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - patamar

Key facts for threshold
PropertyValue
Headwordthreshold
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,864
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “threshold” 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). threshold 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

threshold is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,864 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

threshold has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is threshold, spelled T-H-R-E-S-H-O-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    patamar
  2. 2
    limiar
  3. 3
    limite
  4. 4
    marca, barreira

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 "threshold"?
"threshold" is spelled T-H-R-E-S-H-O-L-D.
What does "threshold" mean?
As a noun, "threshold" means: patamar
What language does "threshold" come from?
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Using “threshold”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-H-R-E-S-H-O-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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