vampirismo

noun

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The verdict

“vampirismo” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #60,691 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,691
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato de retirar a energia ou sangue de outra pessoa de forma involuntária

Key facts for vampirismo
PropertyValue
Headwordvampirismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,691
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vampirismo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vampirismo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for vampirismo is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #60,691 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ato de retirar a energia ou sangue de outra pessoa de forma involuntária".

No generated misspelling entries exist for vampirismo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is vampirismo, spelled V-A-M-P-I-R-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de retirar a energia ou sangue de outra pessoa de forma involuntária

Synonyms

necrofilia

This word in other languages

vampirism(English)

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 "vampirismo"?
"vampirismo" is spelled V-A-M-P-I-R-I-S-M-O.
What does "vampirismo" mean?
As a noun, "vampirismo" means: ato de retirar a energia ou sangue de outra pessoa de forma involuntária
What language does "vampirismo" come from?
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Using “vampirismo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-A-M-P-I-R-I-S-M-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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list