tragicomédia

noun

The verdict

“tragicomédia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,940 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,940
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - obra teatral que mescla comédia e tragédia

Corpus desk

Index PT-tragicomedia · tragicomédia · Portuguese

tragicomédia · rank #69,940 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,940
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH troops

Nearest frequency peer: troops (+6 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 “tragicomédia”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tragicomédia
PropertyValue
Headwordtragicomédia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#69,940
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tragicomédia” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).tragicomédiacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “troops” (#69,946), “teleconferência” (#69,926), “taki” (#69,924). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tragicomédia” fica em #69,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tragicomédia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,940 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "obra teatral que mescla comédia e tragédia".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tragicomédia in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tragicomédia, spelled T-R-A-G-I-C-O-M-É-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    obra teatral que mescla comédia e tragédia

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A Falecida aborda com tintas da tragicomédia o humano desejo de transcendência na busca de escapar da vida tacanha do subúrbio.

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 "tragicomédia"?
"tragicomédia" is spelled T-R-A-G-I-C-O-M-É-D-I-A.
What does "tragicomédia" mean?
As a noun, "tragicomédia" means: obra teatral que mescla comédia e tragédia
What language does "tragicomédia" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list