verbum

/ˈwer.bum/, [ˈwɛr.bũ]

//ˈwer.bum/, [ˈwɛr.bũ]/ noun

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The verdict

“verbum” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,577 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,577
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - palavra

Corpus desk

Index PT-verbum · verbum · Portuguese

verbum · rank #90,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,577
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH trovejar

Nearest frequency peer: trovejar (-18 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 “verbum”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verbum
PropertyValue
Headwordverbum
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwer.bum/, [ˈwɛr.bũ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “verbum” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).verbumcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “trovejar” (#90,559), “toxicodependente” (#90,547), “abaixamento” (#90,619). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “verbum” fica em #90,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verbum is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,577 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwer.bum/, [ˈwɛr.bũ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for verbum in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is verbum, spelled V-E-R-B-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    palavra
  2. 2
    linguagem
  3. 3
    discurso
  4. 4
    provérbio
  5. 5
    Deus; a palavra divina

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. “Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus Interpres.”

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 "verbum"?
"verbum" is spelled V-E-R-B-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwer.bum/, [ˈwɛr.bũ].
What does "verbum" mean?
As a noun, "verbum" means: palavra
How do you pronounce "verbum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbum" is /ˈwer.bum/, [ˈwɛr.bũ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verbum" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ampere#90,665quenga#90,386cátodo#90,872estafa#90,978

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list