visagem
/viˈza.ʒẽj̃/ [viˈza.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
The verdict
“visagem” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte frontal da cabeça
Corpus desk
Index PT-visagem · visagem · Portuguese
visagem · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | visagem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /viˈza.ʒẽj̃/ [viˈza.ʒẽɪ̯̃] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “visagem” em português
Rare enough to double-check
visagem is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /viˈza.ʒẽj̃/ [viˈza.ʒẽɪ̯̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for visagem in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 visagem, spelled V-I-S-A-G-E-M.
Definition
- 1parte frontal da cabeça
- 2viseira na parte superior da armadura medieval que cobre a cabeça
- 3elemento decorativo em uma construção (como chafarizes, igrejas, etc.) ou de peças desta (como aldravas, campânulas, etc.) com a representação de uma cabeça ou de um rosto
- 4distorção voluntária dando à expressão facial feições estranhas ou engraçadas
- 5aparição fantasmagórica e assustadora que assombra aqueles que a vêem; alma do outro mundo ou pessoa que já morreu, que surge com forma imprecisa causando pavor
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how visagem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Posso eu descrever-lhe a ingênua alegria e as visagens graciosas e infantis que ela fez diante dessa joia sem valor?
Até hoje acho que aquele garoto foi uma visagem, pois não tinha nada perto de onde eu estava.
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.