verbatim

adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - idêntico à fonte original, palavra por palavra

Corpus desk

Index PT-verbatim · verbatim · Portuguese

verbatim · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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 verbatim
PropertyValue
Headwordverbatim
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “verbatim” em português

verbatimnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Rare enough to double-check

verbatim is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verbatim, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is verbatim, spelled V-E-R-B-A-T-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    idêntico à fonte original, palavra por palavra
  2. 2
    diz-se de alguém capaz de copiar um discurso ou texto com precisão

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Uma ata verbatim de uma reunião.
  2. Uma taquígrafa verbatim.

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 "verbatim"?
"verbatim" is spelled V-E-R-B-A-T-I-M.
What does "verbatim" mean?
As an adjective, "verbatim" means: idêntico à fonte original, palavra por palavra
What language does "verbatim" come from?
"verbatim" 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