vituperar

/βi.tu.pe.'ɾar/

//βi.tu.pe.'ɾar// verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-vituperar · vituperar · Portuguese

vituperar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 vituperar
PropertyValue
Headwordvituperar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/βi.tu.pe.'ɾar/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “vituperar” em português

vituperarfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vituperar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /βi.tu.pe.'ɾar/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "criticar, censurar".

Zero misspellings are on record for vituperar in our 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is vituperar, spelled V-I-T-U-P-E-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    criticar, censurar

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 "vituperar"?
"vituperar" is spelled V-I-T-U-P-E-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /βi.tu.pe.'ɾar/.
What does "vituperar" mean?
As a verb, "vituperar" means: criticar, censurar
How do you pronounce "vituperar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vituperar" is /βi.tu.pe.'ɾar/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vituperar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list