vilipendioso
The verdict
“vilipendioso” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que expressa desprezo, desvalorização ou desrespeito; que causa vilipêndio
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vilipendioso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vilipendioso” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for vilipendioso is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
vilipendioso doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 vilipendioso, spelled V-I-L-I-P-E-N-D-I-O-S-O.
Definition
- 1que expressa desprezo, desvalorização ou desrespeito; que causa vilipêndio
- 2que tem caráter ofensivo, ultrajante ou humilhante
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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 “vilipendioso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-I-L-I-P-E-N-D-I-O-S-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.