tirânico

adj

The verdict

“tirânico” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,827 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,827
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-tiranico · tirânico · Portuguese

tirânico · rank #72,827 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,827
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH thx

Nearest frequency peer: thx (-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 “tirânico”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tirânico
PropertyValue
Headwordtirânico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,827
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tirânico” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).tirânicocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “thx” (#72,825), “toxicodependência” (#72,835), “translator” (#72,841). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tirânico” fica em #72,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tirânico is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,827 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tirânico, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tirânico, spelled T-I-R-Â-N-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que exerce tirania
  2. 2
    que usa de seu poder para oprimir, reprimir, punir, perseguir, etc. de maneira violenta
  3. 3
    despótico, autoritário
  4. 4
    que exerce forte fascínio

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. a tirania da beleza

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 "tirânico"?
"tirânico" is spelled T-I-R-Â-N-I-C-O.
What does "tirânico" mean?
As an adjective, "tirânico" means: que exerce tirania
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tirânico", 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