torpor
/tuɾ.ˈpoɾ/
The verdict
“torpor” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #68,515 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,515
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 917
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falta de energia
Corpus desk
Index PT-torpor · torpor · Portuguese
torpor · rank #68,515 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,515
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 917
- PHOTO-FINISH teclar
Nearest frequency peer: teclar (-13 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 “torpor”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- subdesenvol…
subdesenvolvido
31,518 corpus weight
- tauromaquia
tauromaquia
31,501 corpus weight
- teclar
teclar
31,499 corpus weight
- torpor
torpor
31,486 corpus weight
- vaguear
vaguear
31,467 corpus weight
- votante
votante
31,459 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “torpor” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | torpor |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tuɾ.ˈpoɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #68,515 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “torpor” em português
Rare enough to double-check
torpor is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #68,515 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tuɾ.ˈpoɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for torpor in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is torpor, spelled T-O-R-P-O-R.
Definition
- 1falta de energia
- 2falta de vontade para agir
- 3inércia
- 4sono, adormecimento
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how torpor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Uma linguagem que é ou soa profunda sempre, não permitindo sair do estado do transe ou do torpor do pensamento.
Synonyms
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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.
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