usura

/u.ˈzu.ɾɐ/

//u.ˈzu.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“usura” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,890 among 147 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,890
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - quantia de juros considerada excessiva, social ou legalmente, em especial quando cobrada acima de um limite determinado por lei

Corpus desk

Index PT-usura · usura · Portuguese

usura · rank #65,890 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,890
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH vadiagem

Nearest frequency peer: vadiagem (+1 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 “usura”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for usura
PropertyValue
Headwordusura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/u.ˈzu.ɾɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,890
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “usura” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).usuracai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “vadiagem” (#65,891), “urbs” (#65,888), “valise” (#65,892). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “usura” fica em #65,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

usura is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,890 among 147 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /u.ˈzu.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for usura, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is usura, spelled U-S-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    quantia de juros considerada excessiva, social ou legalmente, em especial quando cobrada acima de um limite determinado por lei
  2. 2
    mesquinhez, mesquinharia, avareza, agiotagem
  3. 3
    juros
  4. 4
    ambição, ganância, cobiça
  5. 5
    lucro em demasia
  6. 6
    contrato de empréstimo de fundos que compreende uma cláusula que obriga o pagamento a ser acrescido de juros
  7. 7
    obtenção, por parte de alguém, de benefícios excessivos ou injustificados (vantagem pecuniária que for, segundo as circunstâncias do caso, manifestamente desproporcionada com a contraprestação), explorando situação de necessidade, anomalia psíquica, incapacidade, inépcia, inexperiência, ligeireza, dependência, estado mental ou fraqueza de carácter de outrém (de acordo com os artigos 226º do Código Penal e 282º do Código Civil)

This word in other languages

usury(English)usura(Español)usure(Français)Wucher(Deutsch)

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 "usura"?
"usura" is spelled U-S-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /u.ˈzu.ɾɐ/.
What does "usura" mean?
As a noun, "usura" means: quantia de juros considerada excessiva, social ou legalmente, em especial quando cobrada acima de um limite determinado por lei
How do you pronounce "usura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "usura" is /u.ˈzu.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "usura" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abeto#65,933agave#65,947sneak#65,820seixo#65,804

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list