wilderness

/ˈwɪldənəs/, /-nɪs/

//ˈwɪldənəs/, /-nɪs// noun

The verdict

“wilderness” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #84,361 among 110 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,361
frequency rank, Portuguese
110
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terra não cultivada e não colonizada; natureza selvagem

Corpus desk

Index PT-wilderness · wilderness · Portuguese

wilderness · rank #84,361 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,361
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 110
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wand

Nearest frequency peer: Wand (-2 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “wilderness”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “wilderness” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wilderness
PropertyValue
Headwordwilderness
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwɪldənəs/, /-nɪs/
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,361
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “wilderness” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.wildernesscai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Wand” (#84,359), “Yak” (#84,366), “volumétrico” (#84,355). Entre 110 lemas com “W”, “wilderness” fica em #84,361. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wilderness is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #84,361 among 110 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwɪldənəs/, /-nɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "terra não cultivada e não colonizada; natureza selvagem".

No misspelling variants are generated for wilderness in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is wilderness, spelled W-I-L-D-E-R-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    terra não cultivada e não colonizada; natureza selvagem

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wilderness"?
"wilderness" is spelled W-I-L-D-E-R-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɪldənəs/, /-nɪs/.
What does "wilderness" mean?
As a noun, "wilderness" means: terra não cultivada e não colonizada; natureza selvagem
How do you pronounce "wilderness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wilderness" is /ˈwɪldənəs/, /-nɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wilderness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list