trabalho de sísifo

phrase

The verdict

“trabalho de sísifo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tarefa que nunca chega ao fim, ou o eterno recomeço de algo

Key facts for trabalho de sísifo
PropertyValue
Headwordtrabalho de sísifo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trabalho de sísifo” sits in Portuguese frequency

trabalho de sísifo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trabalho de sísifo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tarefa que nunca chega ao fim, ou o eterno recomeço de algo".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for trabalho de sísifo, 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's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is trabalho de sísifo, spelled T-R-A-B-A-L-H-O- -D-E- -S-Í-S-I-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    tarefa que nunca chega ao fim, ou o eterno recomeço de algo

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trabalho de sísifo"?
"trabalho de sísifo" is spelled T-R-A-B-A-L-H-O- -D-E- -S-Í-S-I-F-O.
What does "trabalho de sísifo" mean?
As a phrase, "trabalho de sísifo" means: tarefa que nunca chega ao fim, ou o eterno recomeço de algo
What language does "trabalho de sísifo" come from?
"trabalho de sísifo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “trabalho de sísifo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-R-A-B-A-L-H-O- -D-E- -S-Í-S-I-F-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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