unpleasant
/ʌnˈpleznt/
The verdict
“unpleasant” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - desagradável
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unpleasant |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʌnˈpleznt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unpleasant” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unpleasant is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʌnˈpleznt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "desagradável".
No misspelling variants are generated for unpleasant in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is unpleasant, spelled U-N-P-L-E-A-S-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1desagradável
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.
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Using “unpleasant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-N-P-L-E-A-S-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʌnˈpleznt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.