vilipendioso

adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que expressa desprezo, desvalorização ou desrespeito; que causa vilipêndio

Corpus desk

Index PT-vilipendioso · vilipendioso · Portuguese

vilipendioso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 vilipendioso
PropertyValue
Headwordvilipendioso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “vilipendioso” em português

vilipendiosoestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

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

  1. 1
    que expressa desprezo, desvalorização ou desrespeito; que causa vilipêndio
  2. 2
    que tem caráter ofensivo, ultrajante ou humilhante

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O discurso vilipendioso gerou revolta entre os presentes
  2. Comentários vilipendiosos foram removidos da publicação

Synonyms

Antonyms

respeitosodignohonroso

This word in other languages

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 "vilipendioso"?
"vilipendioso" is spelled V-I-L-I-P-E-N-D-I-O-S-O.
What does "vilipendioso" mean?
As an adjective, "vilipendioso" means: que expressa desprezo, desvalorização ou desrespeito; que causa vilipêndio
What language does "vilipendioso" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list