visagem
/viˈza.ʒẽj̃/ [viˈza.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
The verdict
“visagem” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - parte frontal da cabeça
| 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) |
Where “visagem” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for visagem is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /viˈza.ʒẽj̃/ [viˈza.ʒẽɪ̯̃]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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 “visagem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-I-S-A-G-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /viˈza.ʒẽj̃/ [viˈza.ʒẽɪ̯̃] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.