trepidação

/tɾɨ.pi.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//tɾɨ.pi.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de trepidar

Corpus desk

Index PT-trepidacao · trepidação · Portuguese

trepidação · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for trepidação
PropertyValue
Headwordtrepidação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɾɨ.pi.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “trepidação” em português

trepidaçãofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

trepidação is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɾɨ.pi.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

trepidação doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is trepidação, spelled T-R-E-P-I-D-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de trepidar
  2. 2
    tremor dos membros, dos nervos etc

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 "trepidação"?
"trepidação" is spelled T-R-E-P-I-D-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾɨ.pi.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "trepidação" mean?
As a noun, "trepidação" means: ato ou efeito de trepidar
How do you pronounce "trepidação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trepidação" is /tɾɨ.pi.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trepidação" come from?
"trepidação" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list